An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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فرهنگ ریشه‌شناختی اخترشناسی-اخترفیزیک



nucleon
  هستون  
haston
Fr.: nucléon  

A constituent of the atomic nucleus, i.e. a proton or a neutron.

Etymology (EN): From nucle(us), → nucleus, + -on a suffix used in the names of subatomic particles, probably extracted from → ion.

Etymology (PE): Haston, from hast(é)nucleus + -on, as above.