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nuclear (oh)



[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: nucleus]
relating to or involving the nucleus (=central part) of an atom, or the energy produced when the nucleus of an atom is either split or joined with the nucleus of another atom
::France's reliance on nuclear energy
::a nuclear power station
::a nuclear-powered submarine
relating to or involving the use of weapons that use nuclear energy
-see also anti-nuclear anti-nuclear
nuclear bomb/weapon/missile etc
::the threat of nuclear attack
::concern about the country's nuclear weapons program
::With the collapse of the former Soviet Union, the possibility of a nuclear holocaust (=a nuclear war that destroys much of the Earth) was greatly reduced.
::a nuclear testing area