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pro-nuclear

pro-nuclear adjective: in favor of the use of nuclear energy and the building of nuclear power plants.

Adjective

pro-nuclear (comparative more pro-nuclear, superlative most pro-nuclear)

  1. In favor of the use of nuclear energy and the building of nuclear power plants.
  2. In favor of nuclear weapons.

Forms of pro-nuclear

comparativemore pro-nuclear
superlativemost pro-nuclear

Origin of pro-nuclear

From pro- + nuclear.

Questions about pro-nuclear

What does pro-nuclear mean?
Pro-nuclear means in favor of the use of nuclear energy and the building of nuclear power plants.
What part of speech is pro-nuclear?
Pro-nuclear is an adjective.

Words near pro-nuclear in the dictionary

  1. pro-maskers
  2. pro-matrix metalloproteinase
  3. pro-mia
  4. pro-mias
  5. pro-Muslim
  6. pro-nuclear
  7. pro-oocyte
  8. pro-oocytes
  9. pro-Pali
  10. pro-Palis
  11. pro-peptide

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