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neutron vs nucleon

nucleon vs neutron

neutron and nucleon both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
neutron Yes No No No
nucleon Yes No No No
As nouns, nucleon is a hypernym of neutron; that is, nucleon is a word with a broader meaning than neutron:
  • neutron: an elementary particle with 0 charge and mass about equal to a proton; enters into the structure of the atomic nucleus
  • nucleon: a constituent (proton or neutron) of an atomic nucleus
neutron (noun) nucleon (noun)
an elementary particle with 0 charge and mass about equal to a proton; enters into the structure of the atomic nucleus a constituent (proton or neutron) of an atomic nucleus
Difference between neutron and nucleon

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