Meanings
nounantinucleus (plural antinuclei)
plural antinuclei
- particlenatural sciencesThe nucleus of an antiatom
In 1970, a more complex antinucleus, antihelium-3 (iHe), was discovered in the USSR.
1987, K. N. Mukhin, Experimental Nuclear Physics: Elementary particle physics, page 1341 more example
In principle the energy should have been enough for the production of even heavier antinuclei.
1994, Sven Kullander, Kullander Sven, Börje Larsson, Out of Sight!: From Quarks to Living Cells, →ISBN, page 218
Origin
Translations
Polish antyjądro
- antyjądrothe nucleus of an antiatom
Portuguese antinúcleo
- antinúcleothe nucleus of an antiatom
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