nuclear
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
nuclear/ˈnjuːkliə(r)/
▶adjective
- 1 relating to a nucleus.
- 2 relating to or using energy released in nuclear fission or fusion.
■ possessing or involving nuclear weapons.
'nuclear' also found in these Oxford entries:
advanced gas-cooled reactor
- AGR
- airburst
- alternative energy
- atomic
- boiling-water reactor
- bomb
- breed
- breeder
- CERN
- chain reaction
- China syndrome
- CND
- cold fusion
- control rod
- conventional
- converter reactor
- coolant
- core
- counterproliferation
- critical
- critical mass
- crude
- decommission
- denuclearize
- dirty
- dubnium
- endoplasmic reticulum
- extended family
- fallout
- first strike
- fissile
- flask
- fusion bomb
- graphite
- ground zero
- heavy water
- high-level
- hydrogen bomb
- INF
- low-level
- magneton
- magnox
- megadeath
- meltdown
- MIRV
- moderator
- MOX
- mushroom cloud
- N
