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7 letters · 9 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a constituent (proton or neutron) of an atomic nucleus
originEtymology tree Proto-Italic *knuks Latin nux Latin nucleuslbor. English nucleus Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōlbor. French carbonebor. English carbonbf. English -on English nucleon From nucleus + -on.
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