| NUCLEAR | • nuclear adj. Pertaining to the nucleus of an atom. • nuclear adj. Involving energy released by nuclear reactions (fission, fusion, radioactive decay). • nuclear adj. Relating to a weapon that derives its force from rapid release of energy through nuclear reactions. |
| BINUCLEAR | • binuclear adj. Having two nuclei; binucleate. • BINUCLEAR adj. having two nuclei. |
| NONNUCLEAR | • nonnuclear adj. Not having nuclear weapons. • nonnuclear adj. (Of weapons) Not carrying a nuclear warhead; conventional. • NONNUCLEAR adj. not nuclear. |
| PRONUCLEAR | • pronuclear adj. (Not comparable) Of or pertaining to the pronucleus. • pronuclear adj. Alternative form of pro-nuclear. • pro-nuclear adj. In favour of the use of nuclear energy and the building of nuclear power plants. |
| SUBNUCLEAR | • subnuclear adj. (Physics) Smaller than or occurring in an atomic nucleus. • subnuclear adj. (Biology) Smaller than or occurring in a cell nucleus. • SUBNUCLEAR adj. of, relating to, or being a particle smaller than the atomic nucleus. |
| UNINUCLEAR | • uninuclear adj. Of or relating to a single nucleus. • UNINUCLEAR adj. having one nucleus. |
| ANTINUCLEAR | • antinuclear adj. Opposed to the production or use of nuclear weapons, or opposed to the generation of electricity from nuclear power. • antinuclear adj. Serving as protection from nuclear devices. • antinuclear adj. Against the nucleus of a biological cell. |
| HOMONUCLEAR | • homonuclear adj. (Chemistry, of a molecule) Having atoms of only one element, especially having elements of only a single isotope. • homonuclear adj. (Organic chemistry, of a reaction etc) Taking place within the same ring of a compound. • HOMONUCLEAR adj. of or relating to a molecule composed of identical nuclei. |
| MONONUCLEAR | • mononuclear adj. (Biology) Having a single nucleus. • mononuclear adj. (Chemistry) monocyclic. • mononuclear n. (Biology) A cell having a single nucleus. |
| POLYNUCLEAR | • polynuclear adj. (Biology) having multiple nuclei. • polynuclear adj. (Chemistry) polycyclic. • POLYNUCLEAR adj. chemically polycyclic esp. with respect to the benzene ring. |
| POSTNUCLEAR | • postnuclear adj. After the discovery of nuclear energy. • postnuclear adj. After a nuclear war. • postnuclear adj. (Linguistics) After the nucleus. |
| EXTRANUCLEAR | • extranuclear adj. Outside the nucleus. • extranuclear adj. (Biology) Outside the nucleus but within the cell cytoplasm. • EXTRANUCLEAR adj. situated in or affecting the parts of a cell external to the nucleus. |
| INTERNUCLEAR | • internuclear adj. (Physics) Acting between nuclei. • INTERNUCLEAR adj. between nuclei. |
| INTRANUCLEAR | • intranuclear adj. Within a nucleus. • INTRANUCLEAR adj. within the nucleus. |
| MACRONUCLEAR | • macronuclear adj. Of or pertaining to a macronucleus. • MACRONUCLEAR adj. of or like a macronucleus. |
| MULTINUCLEAR | • multinuclear adj. Having multiple nuclei; multinucleate. • MULTINUCLEAR adj. having many nuclei. |
| PHOTONUCLEAR | • photonuclear adj. (Physics) Of or relating to any nuclear reaction involving a photon. • PHOTONUCLEAR adj. relating to or caused by the incidence of radiant energy (as gamma rays) on atomic nuclei. |
| THERMONUCLEAR | • thermonuclear adj. Of, or relating to the fusion of atomic nuclei at high temperatures. • thermonuclear adj. Of, or relating to the use of atomic weapons based on such fusion, especially as distinguished from… • thermonuclear n. (Military) A thermonuclear weapon. |