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Definition of nucleonium in English:

nucleonium

Pronunciation /njuːklɪˈəʊnɪəm/

noun

rare Physics

  • A particle consisting of a nucleon and the corresponding antinucleon bound to each other. Usually without article, and attributive.

Origin

1950s; earliest use found in The Physical Review. From nucle- + -onium.