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nuclide
[ noo-klahyd, nyoo- ]
noun
, Physics.
- an atomic species in which the atoms all have the same atomic number and mass number.
- an individual atom in such a species.
nuclide
/ no̅o̅′klīd′ /
- An atomic nucleus identified by its atomic element and its mass number. For example, a carbon-14 nuclide is the nucleus of a carbon atom, which has six protons, with mass number 14 (thus having eight neutrons).
- See also isotope
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Word History and Origins
Origin of nuclide1
C20: from nucleo- + -ide, from Greek eidos shape
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