nuclear force
noun
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The force that acts between nucleons and binds protons and neutrons into atomic nuclei; the residual strong force
The strong interaction that binds quarks and gluons together to form nucleons; the colour force
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The force that acts between nucleons and binds protons and neutrons into atomic nuclei; the residual strong force
The strong interaction that binds quarks and gluons together to form nucleons; the colour force