Definitions for nucleon

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nucleon nu·cle·on

Spelling: [noo-klee-on, nyoo-]

IPA: /ˈnu kliˌɒn, ˈnyu-/

Nucleon is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 112 anagrams from letters in nucleon (celnnou).

Definitions for nucleon

noun

1. a proton or neutron, especially when considered as a component of a nucleus.

Origin of nucleon

First recorded in 1935-40; nucle(us) + -on¹