nuclide noun. ['nju:klʌɪd] M20.
[from NUCLEUS noun + -ide (from Greek eidos form, kind).]
Nuclear Physics. A distinct kind of atom or nucleus, as defined by the numbers of protons and neutrons in the nucleus. Cf. ISOTOPE 1.
mirror nuclide: see MIRROR noun.

■ nuclidic [-'klɪdɪk] adjective M20.

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