nuclear
- adjective
- /ˈnjuːklɪər/
- In fact, in this school, it's the nuclear families who are unusual.
- nuclear family
- nuclear household
- nuclear and extended family
So I was brought up in a fundamentalist Christian extended family, not just the nuclear family, extended family.
- So I was brought up in a fundamentalist Christian extended family, not just the nuclear family, extended family.
- Like Chris Sharat is our nuclear librarian, and we have a nuclear librarian.
Examples
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In addition, nuclear family members were more likely than extended family to be informed.
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No, the nuclear family is the basis of human life, the bond between parent and child...
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These are the people that were sort of the nuclear core of helping me make this show.
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Children were raised in communities, without the nuclear family structure that is so popular here.
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Welcome to my nuclear family.
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The magazine states that the nuclear family, the legal family, is the sound basis of the legal state.
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But today, this "isolated" nuclear family itself is splitting apart.
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Family functioning describes how OBPI affected the nuclear and extended family.
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Enjoy your nuclear family.
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Growing up in a nuclear family with both parents provided me with a strong support system.
Synonyms
Having a central part inside a cell that holds the cell's information
Being in or having the small center inside a cell that controls cell activity
Inside an atom's center where protons and neutrons are
Compounds
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Electricity made by using the energy inside atoms for homes and businesses
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A machine that makes heat and electricity by splitting atoms in a controlled way
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Power made when atoms are split or joined, used for electricity and sometimes weapons
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A place that uses energy from atoms to make electricity or do research
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A material like uranium or plutonium used to make energy in a nuclear reactor
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A military submarine that runs on nuclear power and can stay underwater for months
A United States government agency that licenses and checks safety at nuclear power plants
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A scientist who studies the centre of atoms and how they release energy
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The study of the center of an atom and its parts, like protons and neutrons
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A very dangerous accident in a nuclear power plant when the reactor gets too hot and releases radiation
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The center of a heavy atom splits into smaller parts and releases energy
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A change inside an atom's core that makes or uses a large amount of energy
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A long cold and dark time worldwide after many large bombs make dust and smoke that block the sun
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A process where two small parts inside atoms join and give off energy
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A group of companies that make electricity using energy from atoms
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Using a nuclear bomb or radioactive material to kill many people and scare others
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A military plan to stop another country from using nuclear weapons by threatening to hit back with your own
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A method that uses strong magnets and radio waves to make images or study molecules
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Doctors use small amounts of radioactive material to find and treat illness
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A military ship that uses nuclear power to stay underwater for long periods
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The study and work of designing and running machines that make energy from atoms
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An engine that uses heat from splitting atoms to push a spaceship into space
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A cloudy area in the middle of the eye's lens that makes vision blurry
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A process where two atoms combine to make a heavier atom and give off energy
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A system that uses a nuclear reactor to power and move ships or spacecraft
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To move a cell's nucleus and DNA into another cell for cloning or research
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A method of putting the nucleus from a body cell into an egg cell whose nucleus has been removed
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A lab method for making clones by moving a body cell's center into an egg cell without one
How Central
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Nuclear comes from the Latin word nucleus, meaning 'little nut' or 'kernel', which gives the image of a central core. So calling something nuclear means it is the central or most important part of a group, place, or system.