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nucleary

nucleary is the archaic form of nuclear.

Meaning of nuclear

Adjective

nuclear (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to the nucleus of an atom.
  2. Involving energy released by nuclear reactions (fission, fusion, radioactive decay).
    • a nuclear reactor
  3. Relating to a weapon that derives its force from rapid release of energy through nuclear reactions.
    • a nuclear explosion
  4. Having nuclear weapons.
    • They will blame him for pursuing the ideological aim of destruction of Israel – something many Iranians don't support. They will blame him for what they perceive as a folly – his belief that achieving nuclear status would render his regime invincible.2025 June 26, Kasra Naji, “When Iran's supreme leader emerges from hiding he will find a very different nation”, in BBC
  5. (broadly, figuratively) Involving an extreme course of action, or one with severe consequences.
    • nuclear option, nuclear solution
  6. Pertaining to the nucleus of a cell.
    • However, the DNA in a bacterial cell is a single circular molecule and there is no separate nuclear compartment.2011, Terence Allen, Graham Cowling, The Cell: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, page 17

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Questions about nucleary

What is nucleary the archaic form of?
Nucleary is the archaic form of nuclear.

Words near nucleary in the dictionary

  1. nuclearize
  2. nuclearized
  3. nuclearizes
  4. nuclearizing
  5. nuclearly
  6. nucleary
  7. nuclease
  8. nucleases
  9. nucleasic
  10. nucleate
  11. nucleated

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