nuclear fuel, n.
fuel (such as uranium) that can be used in nuclear reactors as a source of electricity
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nuclear fusion, n.
a nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy
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nuclear fusion reaction, n.
a nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy
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nuclear magnetic resonance, n.
resonance of protons to radiation in a magnetic field
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nuclear medicine, n.
the branch of medicine that uses radioactive materials either to image a patient's body or to destroy diseased cells
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nuclear meltdown, n.
severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping
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nuclear physicist, n.
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Anderson, Carl Anderson, Carl David Anderson
Bethe, Hans Bethe, Hans Albrecht Bethe
Bohr, Niels Bohr, Niels Henrik David Bohr
Born, Max Born
Bose, Satyendra N. Bose, Satyendra Nath Bose
Broglie, de Broglie, Louis Victor de Broglie
Cockcroft, Sir John Cockcroft, Sir John Douglas Cockcroft
Compton, Arthur Compton, Arthur Holly Compton
Dirac, Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac
Fermi, Enrico Fermi
Feynman, Richard Feynman, Richard Phillips Feynman
Frisch, Otto Frisch, Otto Robert Frisch
Gell-Mann, Murray Gell-Mann
Glaser, Donald Glaser, Donald Arthur Glaser
Heisenberg, Werner Karl Heisenberg
Hertz, Gustav Hertz, Gustav Ludwig Hertz
Herzberg, Gerhard Herzberg
Lawrence, E. O. Lawrence, Ernest Orlando Lawrence
Lee, Tsung Dao Lee
Mayer, Marie Goeppert Mayer
Meitner, Lise Meitner
Mossbauer, Rudolf Ludwig Mossbauer
Muller, Karl Alex Muller
Oppenheimer, Robert Oppenheimer
Pauli, Wolfgang Pauli
Sakharov, Andrei Sakharov, Andrei Dimitrievich Sakharov
Schrodinger, Erwin Schrodinger
Szilard, Leo Szilard
Tamm, Igor Tamm, Igor Yevgeneevich Tamm
Teller, Edward Teller
Walton, E. T. S. Walton, Ernest Walton, Ernest Thomas Sinton Walton
Wigner, Eugene Wigner, Eugene Paul Wigner
Wilson, Charles Thomson Rees Wilson
Yukawa, Hideki Yukawa
nuclear physics, n.
the branch of physics that studies the internal structure of atomic nuclei
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nuclear power, n.
nuclear energy regarded as a source of electricity for the power grid (for civilian use)
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nuclear propulsion, n.
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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nuclear reaction, n.
(physics) a process that alters the energy or structure or composition of atomic nuclei
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chain reaction
decay, radioactive decay, disintegration
endoergic reaction
exoergic reaction
fission, nuclear fission
fusion, nuclear fusion, nuclear fusion reaction
spallation
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nuclear reactor, n.
(physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements
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atomic pile, atomic reactor, pile, chain reactor
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gas-cooled reactor
liquid metal reactor
thermal reactor
thermonuclear reactor, fusion reactor
water-cooled reactor
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nuclear resonance, n.
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the resonance absorption of a gamma ray by a nucleus identical to the nucleus that emitted the gamma ray
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nuclear rocket, n.
a rocket engine in which a nuclear reactor is used to heat a propellant
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nuclear submarine, n.
a submarine that is propelled by nuclear power
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nuclear terrorism, n.
the use of a nuclear device by a terrorist organization to cause massive devastation or the use (or threat of use) of fissionable radioactive materials
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"assaults on nuclear power plants is one form of nuclear terrorism"
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nuclear transplantation, n.
moving a cell nucleus and its genetic material from one cell to another
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nuclear warhead, n.
the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb
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nuclear weapon, n.
a weapon of mass destruction whose explosive power derives from a nuclear reaction
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nuclear winter, n.
a long period of darkness and extreme cold that scientists predict would follow a full-scale nuclear war; a layer of dust and smoke in the atmosphere would cover the earth and block the rays of the sun; most living organisms would perish
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nuclear-powered ship, n.
ship whose motive power comes from the energy of a nuclear reactor
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nuclear-powered submarine, n.
a submarine that is propelled by nuclear power
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nuclease, n.
(nucleases)
general term for enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of nucleic acid by cleaving chains of nucleotides into smaller units
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nucleate, adj.
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"nucleated cells"
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nucleate, v.
(nucleated, nucleates, nucleating)
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"Some cells had nucleated"verb frames
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nucleated, adj.
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"nucleated cells"
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nucleic acid, n.
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(biochemistry) any of various macromolecules composed of nucleotide chains that are vital constituents of all living cells
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nucleolar organiser, n.
the particular part of a chromosome that is associated with a nucleolus after nuclear division
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nucleolar organizer, n.
the particular part of a chromosome that is associated with a nucleolus after nuclear division
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nucleole, n.
(nucleoles)