antinucleon

[ an-tee-noo-klee-on, -nyoo-, an-tahy- ]
/ ˌæn tiˈnu kliˌɒn, -ˈnyu-, ˌæn taɪ- /

noun Physics.

an antiproton or an antineutron.

Origin of antinucleon

First recorded in 1945–50; anti- + nucleon

British Dictionary definitions for antinucleon

antinucleon
/ (ˌæntɪˈnjuːklɪˌɒn) /

noun

an antiproton or an antineutron

Scientific definitions for antinucleon

antinucleon
[ ăn′tē-nōōklē-ŏn′, ăn′tī- ]

The antiparticle that corresponds to a nucleon.