binding energy
/ˈbɑɪn·dɪŋ ˌen·ər·dʒi/ n [U]Definition
› physics the amount of energy necessary to break up a nucleus (= central part of an atom) into its separate parts
(Definition of binding energy n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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