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Chernobyl syndrome

Chernobyl syndrome proper noun: a group of disorders associated with radiation from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

Proper noun

Chernobyl syndrome

  1. A group of disorders associated with radiation from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
  2. Mistrust of nuclear energy technology as a result of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

Questions about Chernobyl syndrome

What does Chernobyl syndrome mean?
Chernobyl syndrome means a group of disorders associated with radiation from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
What part of speech is Chernobyl syndrome?
Chernobyl syndrome is a proper noun.

Words near Chernobyl syndrome in the dictionary

  1. Chernigov
  2. Chernihiv
  3. chernikovite
  4. Chernivtsi
  5. Chernobyl
  6. Chernobyl syndrome
  7. Chernobylian
  8. Chernobylic
  9. chernobylite
  10. Chernobyls
  11. Chernoff

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