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1. (weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy
   "nuclear war"; "nuclear weapons"
   - atomic
    
2. Of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of an atom
   "nuclear physics"; "nuclear fission"; "nuclear forces"
    
3. Of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of a cell
   "nuclear membrane"; "nuclear division"
    
4. Constituting or like a nucleus
   "annexation of the suburban fringe by the nuclear metropolis"; "the nuclear core of the congregation"

See also: central, nucleus, thermonuclear

Antonym: conventional

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