Nuclear synonyms and antonyms

no͝o'klē-ər, nyo͝o'-

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atomic
Of, or employing nuclear energy or processes
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thermonuclear
Relating to the fusion of atomic nuclei at high temperatures or to the energy produced in this way.
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nuclear-weapons (related)
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haploid
(Biol.) Having the full number of chromosomes normally occurring in the mature germ cell, or half the number in the usual somatic cell
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nucleate
Nucleated.
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chromosomal
Of, or relating to chromosomes.
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extranuclear
Located or occurring outside of the nucleus of a cell
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nucleal
Concerning a nucleus
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heteronuclear
(Physics) Having atoms or nuclei of different type
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homonuclear
(Organic chemistry, of a reaction etc) Taking place within the same ring of a compound.
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nucleolar
Of or pertaining to the nucleolus
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nucleolated
Having a nucleole, or second inner nucleus.
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fissionable
Capable of undergoing nuclear fission; fissile.
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polyploid
Having the number of chromosomes in the somatic cells three or more times the haploid number
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nuclear-power (related)
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wmd (related)
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first strike (related)
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endoplastic
Concerning a nucleus
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nucleary
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missile (related)
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conventional (antonym)
Conventional is defined as someone or something widely accepted, or something related to a convention.
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non-nuclear (related)
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plutonium-based (related)
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weapons-related (related)
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nuclear-energy (related)
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plutonium (related)
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atomic-energy (related)
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nonnuclear (related)
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endoplasmic
(Cytology) of, or relating to endoplasm
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uranium-enrichment (related)
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iran (related)
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Nuclear Sentence Examples

  • World War II ushered in the age of nuclear weapons.

  • We know very little of the details of reduction in the lower plants, but it probably occurs at some stage in the life history of all plants in which sexual nuclear fusion takes place.

  • Is it OK to dump nuclear waste in the ocean?

  • It is interesting to note that in many species the formation of new cell-walls is initiated before any indication of nuclear division is to he seen.

  • Rosenberg (1909) adduces evidence fox the existence of chromosomes or prochromosomes in resting nuclei in a large number of plants, but most observers consider that the chromosomes during the resting stage become completely resolved into a nuclear network in which no trace of the original chromosomes can be seen.

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