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hypernucleus

hypernucleus noun: a nucleus that consists of protons, neutrons and at least one hyperon, such as a lambda baryon.

Noun

hypernucleus (plural hypernuclei)

  1. a nucleus that consists of protons, neutrons and at least one hyperon, such as a lambda baryon

Forms of hypernucleus

pluralhypernuclei

Origin of hypernucleus

From hyper- + nucleus.

Questions about hypernucleus

What does hypernucleus mean?
Hypernucleus means a nucleus that consists of protons, neutrons and at least one hyperon, such as a lambda baryon.
What part of speech is hypernucleus?
Hypernucleus is a noun.
What is the plural of hypernucleus?
The plural of hypernucleus is hypernuclei.

Words near hypernucleus in the dictionary

  1. hypernuclear
  2. hypernuclei
  3. hypernucleosomal
  4. hypernucleosome
  5. hypernucleosomes
  6. hypernucleus
  7. hypernuclide
  8. hypernuclides
  9. hypernumber
  10. hypernumbers
  11. hypernutrified

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