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neutron-rich

neutron-rich adjective: of a nucleus or isotope, having a large ratio of neutrons to protons.

Adjective

neutron-rich (comparative neutron-richer or more neutron-rich, superlative neutron-richest or most neutron-rich)

  1. (nuclear physics) Of a nucleus or isotope, having a large ratio of neutrons to protons.

Forms of neutron-rich

comparativeneutron-richer
comparativemore neutron-rich
superlativeneutron-richest
superlativemost neutron-rich

Questions about neutron-rich

What does neutron-rich mean?
Neutron-rich means of a nucleus or isotope, having a large ratio of neutrons to protons.
What part of speech is neutron-rich?
Neutron-rich is an adjective.

Words near neutron-rich in the dictionary

  1. neutron scattering
  2. neutron spectrometry
  3. neutron star
  4. neutron stars
  5. neutron-degenerate matter
  6. neutron-rich
  7. neutron-richer
  8. neutron-richest
  9. neutronic
  10. neutronics
  11. neutronium

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