Adjective: nuclear n(y)oo-klee-u(r)
- (weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy
"nuclear war";
- atomic
- (physics) of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of an atom
"nuclear forces"; "nuclear physics"; "nuclear fission"
- (biology) of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of a cell
"nuclear membrane"; "nuclear division"
- Constituting or like a nucleus
"annexation of the suburban fringe by the nuclear metropolis"; "the nuclear core of the congregation"
See also: central, thermonuclear
Encyclopedia: Nuclear, biological and chemical attack