parent nuclide

noun

the nuclide whose radioactive decay product is a specific daughter nuclide

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Meanings

nounparent nuclide (plural parent nuclides)

plural parent nuclides

  1. natural sciencesthe nuclide whose radioactive decay product is a specific daughter nuclide

Translations

Danish moderkerne
  • moderkerneparent nuclide
German Mutterkern
  • Mutterkernparent nuclide
Polish nuklid macierzysty
  • nuklid macierzystyparent nuclide
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APA

parent nuclide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parent%20nuclide

MLA

“parent nuclide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parent%20nuclide. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parent nuclide,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parent%20nuclide.

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