Definition of Nucleon number

1. Noun. The sum of the number of neutrons and protons in an atomic nucleus.

Exact synonyms: Mass Number
Generic synonyms: Mass Unit

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nucleon Number

nucleole
nucleoles
nucleoli
nucleoliform
nucleolin
nucleoloid
nucleolonema
nucleolus
nucleolus organiser
nucleolus organiser region
nucleolus organizer
nucleolytic
nucleometallation
nucleomicrosome
nucleon
nucleon number (current term)
nucleonic
nucleonics
nucleons
nucleopetal
nucleophil
nucleophile
nucleophiles
nucleophilic
nucleophilic substitution
nucleophilically
nucleophilicities
nucleophilicity
nucleophosmin
nucleophosphatases

Literary usage of Nucleon number

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Shielding Aspects of Accelerators, Targets and Irradiation Facilities--SATIF by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (2005)
"This was possibly due in part to Ta being closer in nucleon number to Gd, compared with W and Au, and thus it being easier to predict ..."

2. Perspectives on Nuclear Data for the Next Decade: P(ND)^2 : Workshop by E. Bauge, OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (2006)
"In looking at the dependence of a on A (nucleon number), it was noted that although it is typically assumed that a is proportional to A, nuclei somewhat off ..."

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