nuclide

[ noo-klahyd, nyoo- ]

noun

, Physics.

1. an atomic species in which the atoms all have the same atomic number and mass number.
2. an individual atom in such a species.

nuclide

/ ˈnjuːklaɪd /

noun

1. a species of atom characterized by its atomic number and its mass number See also isotope

nuclide

/ no̅o̅′klīd′ /

1. 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).
2. See also isotope

Word History and Origins

Origin of nuclide¹

1945–50; nucl(eo)- + -ide < Greek eîdos shape

Word History and Origins

Origin of nuclide¹

C20: from nucleo- + -ide, from Greek eidos shape