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nuplex

nuplex noun: an industrial complex that operates on nuclear power.

Noun

nuplex (plural nuplexes)

  1. An industrial complex that operates on nuclear power.
    • The nuplexes, virtually independent of fuel supplies, could be dropped into jungle or tundra.2009, Spencer R. Weart, Nuclear Fear: A History of Images, page 303

Forms of nuplex

pluralnuplexes

Origin of nuplex

Blend of nuclear + complex.

Questions about nuplex

What does nuplex mean?
Nuplex means an industrial complex that operates on nuclear power.
What part of speech is nuplex?
Nuplex is a noun.
What is the plural of nuplex?
The plural of nuplex is nuplexes.

Words near nuplex in the dictionary

  1. Nupedia
  2. nupercaine
  3. nupharamine
  4. nupharamines
  5. nupharin
  6. nuplex
  7. nuplexes
  8. Nupoid
  9. Nuprin
  10. nupson
  11. nupsons

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