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subnuclear

subnuclear adjective: smaller than or occurring in an atomic nucleus.

Adjective

subnuclear (not comparable)

  1. (nuclear physics) Smaller than or occurring in an atomic nucleus.
  2. Smaller than or occurring in a cell nucleus.

Origin of subnuclear

From sub- + nuclear.

Questions about subnuclear

What does subnuclear mean?
Subnuclear means smaller than or occurring in an atomic nucleus.
What part of speech is subnuclear?
Subnuclear is an adjective.

Words near subnuclear in the dictionary

  1. subnotations
  2. subnotebook
  3. subnotebooks
  4. subnotochordal
  5. subnubilar
  6. subnuclear
  7. subnuclei
  8. subnucleolar
  9. subnucleonic
  10. subnucleosomal
  11. subnucleus

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