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N-shell
(en′shel′),USA pronunciation n. [Physics.]
- Physicsthe fourth shell of electrons surrounding the nucleus of an atom and containing, when filled, 32 electrons having principal quantum number 4. Cf. K-shell, L-shell, M-shell.
- 1920–25
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