Phrase Hound found 183 phrases and 61 compound words that contain nuclear. The most common are listed below. Open nuclear in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 183
- nuclear powerPower, especially electrical power, obtained using nuclear fission or nuclear fusion.
- nuclear weaponA weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion.
- nuclear energyThe energy released by a nuclear reaction; either through nuclear fission or nuclear fusion
- nuclear warA war fought using nuclear (fission and/or fusion) weapons.
- nuclear reactorAny device in which a controlled chain reaction is maintained for the purpose of creating heat (for power generation) or for creating neutrons and other fission products for experimental, medical or other purposes.
- nuclear power plantA power plant that obtains its primary energy from the heat generated in nuclear reactions.
- nuclear weaponsplural of nuclear weapon: A weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion.
- nuclear bombA nuclear weapon.
- nuclear fuelA radioactive material, such as uranium, used to power a nuclear reactor.
- nuclear physicsThe branch of physics that studies the nucleus of the atom, its internal structure and components.
- nuclear familyThe traditional western family unit, consisting of two parents (traditionally a mother and a father) and their children.
- nuclear medicineThe branch of medicine that uses radioactive isotopes in the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
- nuclear wasteThe more or less radioactive waste produced by nuclear reactors and others.
- nuclear testingThe testing of a nuclear weapons for effectiveness, yield, and explosive capability.
- nuclear winterA predicted drop in global temperature following a nuclear war due to dust in the upper atmosphere reducing sunlight reaching the ground.
- nuclear power plantsplural of nuclear power plant: A power plant that obtains its primary energy from the heat generated in nuclear reactions.
- nuclear optionIn resolving a problem, the possible course of action that is considered the most extreme because of its collateral consequences.
- nuclear reactionA process such as the fission of an atomic nucleus, or the fusion of one or more atomic nuclei and/or subatomic particles in which the number of protons and/or neutrons in a nucleus changes; the reaction products may contain a different …
- nuclear magnetic resonanceThe absorption of electromagnetic radiation (radio waves), at a specific frequency, by an atomic nucleus placed in a strong magnetic field; used in spectroscopy and in magnetic resonance imaging.
- nuclear reactorsplural of nuclear reactor: Any device in which a controlled chain reaction is maintained for the purpose of creating heat (for power generation) or for creating neutrons and other fission products for experimental, medical or other …
- nuclear chemistryThe application of chemical techniques to the solution of problems in nuclear physics, including the discovery of naturally occurring and synthetic radioactive elements and the results of nuclear fission.
- nuclear fusionThe combining of the nuclei of atoms to form the nuclei of larger ones, with a resulting release of large quantities of energy; the process that makes the sun shine, and hydrogen bombs explode.
- nuclear ageThe age in which nuclear energy and nuclear weapons were developed.
- nuclear forceThe force that acts between nucleons and binds protons and neutrons into atomic nuclei; the residual strong force.
- nuclear power stationA power station that obtains its primary energy from the heat generated in nuclear reactions.
Compound words 61
- macronuclearOf or pertaining to a macronucleus.
- nuplexAn industrial complex that operates on nuclear power.
- nuclearistSupportive of nuclear technology, especially nuclear weapons.
- astronuclearOf or pertaining to the applications of nuclear physics to space, as for example in nuclear space propulsion.
- corticonuclearOf or pertaining to the cerebral cortex and the motor nuclei in the brainstem.
- hypernuclearOf or pertaining to a hypernucleus.
- micronuclearOf or pertaining to a micronucleus.
- mitonuclearRelating to the mitochondrial nucleus
- neuronuclearPertaining to the branch of nuclear medicine that is concerned with the brain and nervous system.
- nucleariteAn aggregate of quarks when in collision with the Earth