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nucleonics

Definition of nucleonics

noun

[treated as singular]
  • the branch of science and technology concerned with atomic nuclei and nucleons, especially the exploitation of nuclear power.

Derivatives

nucleonic

adjective

Origin:

1940s: from nuclear, on the pattern of electronics

nucleonics in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of nucleonics in the US English dictionary