Borromean nucleus

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Etymology[edit]

In reference to the Borromean rings.

Noun[edit]

Borromean nucleus (plural Borromean nuclei)

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