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nuclear reactors

nuclear reactors is the plural of nuclear reactor.

Meaning of nuclear reactor

Noun

nuclear reactor (plural nuclear reactors)

  1. Any device in which a controlled chain reaction is maintained for the purpose of creating heat (for power generation) or for creating neutrons and other fission products for experimental, medical or other purposes.
    • Meronym: control rod
    Synonyms:
    atomic pile

Questions about nuclear reactors

What is nuclear reactors the plural of?
Nuclear reactors is the plural of nuclear reactor.

Words near nuclear reactors in the dictionary

  1. nuclear radiation
  2. nuclear radiations
  3. nuclear reaction
  4. nuclear reactions
  5. nuclear reactor
  6. nuclear reactors
  7. nuclear response function
  8. nuclear response functions
  9. nuclear rocket
  10. nuclear rockets
  11. nuclear spectrum

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