nuclear
Webster Dictionary
of or pertaining to a nucleus; as, the nuclear spindle (see Illust. of Karyokinesis) or the nuclear fibrils of a cell; the nuclear part of a comet, etc
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fusion reactor
(thermonuclear reactor, fusion reactor)
Princeton's WordNet
a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fusion to generate energy
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thermonuclear reactor
(thermonuclear reactor, fusion reactor)
Princeton's WordNet
a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fusion to generate energy
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thermonuclear
(thermonuclear)
Princeton's WordNet
using nuclear weapons based on fusion as distinguished from fission
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thermonuclear reaction
(thermonuclear reaction)
Princeton's WordNet
a nuclear fusion reaction taking place at very high temperatures (as in the sun)
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conjugation
(ˌkɒn dʒəˈgeɪ ʃən)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
(in bacteria, protozoans, etc.) the temporary fusion of two organisms with an exchange of nuclear material.
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cold fusion
(cold fusion)
Princeton's WordNet
nuclear fusion at or near room temperatures; claims to have discovered it are generally considered to have been mistaken
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nucleonics
(ˌnu kliˈɒn ɪks, ˌnyu-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the branch of science that deals with nuclear phenomena, as radioactivity, fission, or fusion, esp. practical applications.
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star
(ɑr)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
any of the various types of hot, gaseous, self-luminous celestial bodies, as the sun or Polaris, whose energy is derived from nuclear-fusion reactions.
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cold fusion
(ʊld)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a hypothetical form of nuclear fusion postulated to occur at relatively low temperatures and pressures, as at room temperature and at one atmosphere.
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tokamak
(ˈtoʊ kəˌmæk, ˈtɒk ə-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a type of experimental nuclear fusion reactor in which a plasma of ions circulates in a toroidal tube and is confined to a narrow beam by an electromagnetic field.
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strontium
Webster Dictionary
a radioactive isotope of strontium produced by certain nuclear reactions, and constituting one of the prominent harmful components of radioactive fallout from nuclear explosions; also called radiostrontium. It has a half-life of 28 years
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nuclear energy
(prominent in recent years, results from a process of metathesis in which the sounds (l) and (y) chan)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
energy released by reactions within atomic nuclei, as in nuclear fission or fusion; atomic energy.
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nuclear propulsion
(nuclear propulsion)
Princeton's WordNet
the use of a nuclear reactor either to produce electricity to power an engine (as in a nuclear submarine) or to directly heat a propellant (as in nuclear rockets)
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antinuke
(ˌæn tiˈnuk, -ˈnyuk, ˌæn taɪ-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Also, anti&syl;nuker. a person who opposes the use of nuclear weapons or nuclear power plants.
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antinuclear
(ˌæn tiˈnu kli ər, -ˈnyu-, ˌæn taɪ- or, by metathesis, -kyə lər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
opposed to the building or use of nuclear weapons or nuclear power plants.
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otto frisch
(Frisch, Otto Frisch, Otto Robert Frisch)
Princeton's WordNet
British physicist (born in Austria) who with Lise Meitner recognized that Otto Hahn had produced a new kind of nuclear reaction which they named nuclear fission; Frisch described the explosive potential of a chain nuclear reaction (1904-1979)
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otto robert frisch
(Frisch, Otto Frisch, Otto Robert Frisch)
Princeton's WordNet
British physicist (born in Austria) who with Lise Meitner recognized that Otto Hahn had produced a new kind of nuclear reaction which they named nuclear fission; Frisch described the explosive potential of a chain nuclear reaction (1904-1979)
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frisch
(Frisch, Otto Frisch, Otto Robert Frisch)
Princeton's WordNet
British physicist (born in Austria) who with Lise Meitner recognized that Otto Hahn had produced a new kind of nuclear reaction which they named nuclear fission; Frisch described the explosive potential of a chain nuclear reaction (1904-1979)
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neutron bomb
(ˈnu trɒn, ˈnyu-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a nuclear weapon designed to release an intense burst of neutrons and gamma rays, with a weaker blast wave and less residual radiation than other nuclear bombs.
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nuke
(nuk, nyuk)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a nuclear power plant or nuclear reactor.
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nucleal
Webster Dictionary
alt. of Nuclear
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high-level radioactive waste
(high-level radioactive waste)
Princeton's WordNet
radioactive waste that left in a nuclear reactor after the nuclear fuel has been consumed
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fast reactor
(fast reactor)
Princeton's WordNet
nuclear reactor in which nuclear fissions are caused by fast neutrons because little or no moderator is used
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thermal reactor
(thermal reactor)
Princeton's WordNet
a nuclear reactor in which nuclear fissions are caused by neutrons that are slowed down by a moderator
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atomic reactor
(atomic pile, atomic reactor, pile, chain reactor)
Princeton's WordNet
a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy
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atomic pile
(atomic pile, atomic reactor, pile, chain reactor)
Princeton's WordNet
a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy
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pile
(atomic pile, atomic reactor, pile, chain reactor)
Princeton's WordNet
a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy
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chain reactor
(atomic pile, atomic reactor, pile, chain reactor)
Princeton's WordNet
a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy
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uranium
(uranium, U, atomic number 92)
Princeton's WordNet
a heavy toxic silvery-white radioactive metallic element; occurs in many isotopes; used for nuclear fuels and nuclear weapons
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