nuclear : Idioms & Phrases

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nuclear cataract

  • noun a cataract that affects the nucleus of the lens
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nuclear chemist

  • noun a chemist who specializes in nuclear chemistry
    radiochemist.
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nuclear chemistry

  • noun the chemistry of radioactive substances
    radiochemistry.
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nuclear club

  • noun the nations possessing nuclear weapons
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nuclear deterrence

  • noun the military doctrine that an enemy will be deterred from using nuclear weapons as long as he can be destroyed as a consequence
    • when two nations both resort to nuclear deterrence the consequence could be mutual destruction
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nuclear energy

  • noun the energy released by a nuclear reaction
    atomic energy.
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nuclear engineering

  • noun the branch of engineering concerned with the design and construction and operation of nuclear reactors
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nuclear explosion

  • noun the explosion of an atomic bomb
    atomic explosion.
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nuclear family

  • noun a family consisting of parents and their children and grandparents of a marital partner
    conjugal family.
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nuclear fission

  • noun a nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy
    fission.
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nuclear fuel

  • noun fuel (such as uranium) that can be used in nuclear reactors as a source of electricity
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nuclear fusion

  • noun a nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy
    fusion; nuclear fusion.
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nuclear fusion reaction

  • noun a nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy
    fusion; nuclear fusion.
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nuclear magnetic resonance

  • noun resonance of protons to radiation in a magnetic field
    NMR; proton magnetic resonance.
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nuclear medicine

  • noun the branch of medicine that uses radioactive materials either to image a patient's body or to destroy diseased cells
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nuclear meltdown

  • noun severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping
    meltdown.
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nuclear physicist

  • noun a physicist who specializes in nuclear physics
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nuclear physics

  • noun the branch of physics that studies the internal structure of atomic nuclei
    nucleonics; atomic physics.
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nuclear power

  • noun nuclear energy regarded as a source of electricity for the power grid (for civilian use)
    atomic power.
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nuclear propulsion

  • noun the use of a nuclear reactor either to produce electricity to power an engine (as in a nuclear submarine) or to directly heat a propellant (as in nuclear rockets)
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nuclear reaction

  • noun (physics) a process that alters the energy or structure or composition of atomic nuclei
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nuclear reactor

  • noun (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements
    reactor.
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nuclear regulatory commission

  • noun an independent federal agency created in 1974 to license and regulate nuclear power plants
    NRC.
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nuclear resonance

  • noun the resonance absorption of a gamma ray by a nucleus identical to the nucleus that emitted the gamma ray
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nuclear rna

  • noun ribonucleic acid found in the nucleolus of the cell
    nRNA.
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nuclear rocket

  • noun a rocket engine in which a nuclear reactor is used to heat a propellant
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nuclear submarine

  • noun a submarine that is propelled by nuclear power
    nautilus; nuclear submarine.
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nuclear terrorism

  • noun the use of a nuclear device by a terrorist organization to cause massive devastation or the use (or threat of use) of fissionable radioactive materials
    • assaults on nuclear power plants is one form of nuclear terrorism
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nuclear transplantation

  • noun moving a cell nucleus and its genetic material from one cell to another
    SCNT; nuclear transplantation; somatic cell nuclear transfer.
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nuclear warhead

  • noun the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb
    atomic warhead; nuke; thermonuclear warhead.
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nuclear weapon

  • noun a weapon of mass destruction whose explosive power derives from a nuclear reaction
    atomic weapon.
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nuclear winter

  • noun a long period of darkness and extreme cold that scientists predict would follow a full-scale nuclear war; a layer of dust and smoke in the atmosphere would cover the earth and block the rays of the sun; most living organisms would perish
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nuclear-powered ship

  • noun ship whose motive power comes from the energy of a nuclear reactor
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nuclear-powered submarine

  • noun a submarine that is propelled by nuclear power
    nautilus; nuclear submarine.
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somatic cell nuclear transfer

  • noun moving a cell nucleus and its genetic material from one cell to another
    SCNT; nuclear transplantation; somatic cell nuclear transfer.
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somatic cell nuclear transplantation

  • noun moving a cell nucleus and its genetic material from one cell to another
    SCNT; nuclear transplantation; somatic cell nuclear transfer.
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