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preatomic

preatomic adjective: prior to the discovery or use of the atomic bomb.

Adjective

preatomic (not comparable)

  1. Prior to the discovery or use of the atomic bomb.

Origin of preatomic

From pre- + atomic.

Questions about preatomic

What does preatomic mean?
Preatomic means prior to the discovery or use of the atomic bomb.
What part of speech is preatomic?
Preatomic is an adjective.

Words near preatomic in the dictionary

  1. preasymptotic
  2. preataxic
  3. preatheroma
  4. preatherosclerotic
  5. preatmospheric
  6. preatomic
  7. preatrial
  8. preatrium
  9. preattached
  10. preattachment
  11. preattack

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