adjective
- of, relating to, or involving atomic nuclei or nuclear reactions
Usage: technical; physics
Examples
- The nucleonic properties of uranium make it useful for energy production.
- Scientists studied the nucleonic structure of heavy elements.
- Nucleonic research has advanced our understanding of atomic physics.
- The laboratory specializes in nucleonic instrumentation.
- Nucleonic processes release enormous amounts of energy.
- Modern nucleonic theory explains radioactive decay.