Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nuclide

/ˈn(j)uːklaɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English

Syllables: nu-clide
IPA: /ˈn(j)uːklaɪd/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An atomic nucleus specified by its atomic number and atomic mass.

Etymology

From nucleus + -ide. Coined by American chemist Truman Kohman in 1947 in an article in the American Journal of Physics, in which he defines nuclide as "a species of atom characterized by the constitution of its nucleus, in particular by the numbers of protons and neutrons in its nucleus."

Word Breakdown

Suffix: nucleus

Inflected Forms

nuclides (plural) nucleide (alternative)

Derived Forms

cosmonuclide hypernuclide nuclidic radionuclide

Phrases

daughter nuclide parent nuclide

Questions

How do you pronounce nuclide?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈn(j)uːklaɪd/.
What does nuclide mean?: An atomic nucleus specified by its atomic number and atomic mass.
Where does nuclide come from?: From nucleus + -ide. Coined by American chemist Truman Kohman in 1947 in an article in the American Journal of Physics, in which he defines nuclide as "a species of atom characterized by the constitution of its nucleus, in particular by the numbers of protons and neutrons in its nucleus."

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