English Explanatory Dictionary

Borromean nucleus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An atomic nucleus comprising three bound components in which any subsystem of two components is unbound.

Word forms

Borromean nucleus Borromean nuclei

Etymology

In reference to the Borromean rings.

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