nuclide

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈnjuːklaɪd/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(no̅o̅′klīd, nyo̅o̅′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
nu•clide  (no̅o̅′klīd, nyo̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation n. [Physics.]
  1. Physicsan atomic species in which the atoms all have the same atomic number and mass number.
  2. Physicsan individual atom in such a species.
  • Greek eîdos shape
  • nucl(eo)- + -ide 1945–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
nuclide / ˈnjuːklaɪd/
  1. a species of atom characterized by its atomic number and its mass number
    See also isotope
Etymology: 20th Century: from nucleo- + -ide, from Greek eidos shape
'nuclide' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
daughter - fertile - fissile - isomer - magic number - parent - radionuclide - rutherford - transformation - transmutation - unstable

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