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Noun: nuclide  'nyoo,klId or 'nyoo,klId [N. Amer], 'nyoo,klId [Brit]
  1. (physics) an atomic nucleus with a specific number of neutrons and protons
    "The radioactive decay of certain nuclides is used in carbon dating"

Derived forms: nuclides

Encyclopedia: Nuclide