Meanings
nounnuclide (plural nuclides)
plural nuclides · alternative nucleide
- natural sciencesAn atomic nucleus specified by its atomic number and atomic mass.
Origin
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."
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan núclid
- núclidnucleus specified by its atomic number and atomic mass
Chinese Mandarin 核素, 核種 /核种
- 核素 (hésù)nucleus specified by its atomic number and atomic mass
- 核種 /核种 (hézhǒng)nucleus specified by its atomic number and atomic mass
Finnish nuklidi
- nuklidinucleus specified by its atomic number and atomic mass
French nucléide
- nucléidenucleus specified by its atomic number and atomic mass
German Nuklid
- Nuklidnucleus specified by its atomic number and atomic mass
Italian nuclide
- nuclidenucleus specified by its atomic number and atomic mass
Japanese 核種
- 核種 (kakushu)nucleus specified by its atomic number and atomic mass
Korean 핵종
- 핵종 (haekjong)nucleus specified by its atomic number and atomic mass
Polish nuklid
- nuklidnucleus specified by its atomic number and atomic mass
Portuguese nuclídeo
- nuclídeonucleus specified by its atomic number and atomic mass
Russian нукли́д
- нукли́д (nuklíd)nucleus specified by its atomic number and atomic mass
Spanish nucleido, núclido
- nucleidonucleus specified by its atomic number and atomic mass
- núclidonucleus specified by its atomic number and atomic mass
Swedish nuklid
- nuklidnucleus specified by its atomic number and atomic mass
Thai นิวไคลด์
- นิวไคลด์nucleus specified by its atomic number and atomic mass
Turkish nüklit
- nüklitnucleus specified by its atomic number and atomic mass
Ukrainian нуклі́д
- нуклі́д (nuklíd)nucleus specified by its atomic number and atomic mass
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Cite this entry
APA
nuclide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nuclide
MLA
“nuclide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nuclide. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nuclide,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nuclide.
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