somatic cell nuclear transplantation somatic cell nuclear transfer SCNT nuclear transplantation | moving a cell nucleus and its genetic material from one cell to another |
nuclear terrorism | 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, assaults on nuclear power plants is one form of nuclear terrorism |
nuclear deterrence | the military doctrine that an enemy will be deterred from using nuclear weapons as long as he can be destroyed as a consequence, when two nations both resort to nuclear deterrence the consequence could be mutual destruction |
armory armoury arsenal | a place where arms are manufactured |
arsenal armory armoury | a military structure where arms and ammunition and other military equipment are stored and training is given in the use of arms |
arsenal armory armoury | all the weapons and equipment that a country has |
atomic warhead nuclear warhead thermonuclear warhead nuke | the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb |
gun emplacement weapons emplacement | an emplacement for a gun |
nautilus nuclear submarine nuclear-powered submarine | a submarine that is propelled by nuclear power |
naval weaponry | weaponry for warships |
nuclear-powered ship | ship whose motive power comes from the energy of a nuclear reactor |
nuclear reactor reactor | (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements |
nuclear rocket | a rocket engine in which a nuclear reactor is used to heat a propellant |
nuclear weapon atomic weapon | a weapon of mass destruction whose explosive power derives from a nuclear reaction |
platform weapons platform | any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons |
weaponry arms implements of war weapons system munition | weapons considered collectively |
weapons carrier | military vehicle that is a light truck designed to carry mortars or machine guns and their crews |
nuclear medicine | the branch of medicine that uses radioactive materials either to image a patient's body or to destroy diseased cells |
radiochemistry nuclear chemistry | the chemistry of radioactive substances |
nuclear physics atomic physics nucleonics | the branch of physics that studies the internal structure of atomic nuclei |
nuclear engineering | the branch of engineering concerned with the design and construction and operation of nuclear reactors |
Chemical Weapons Convention | a global treaty banning the production or acquisition or stockpiling or transfer or use of chemical weapons |
nuclear explosion atomic explosion | the explosion of an atomic bomb |
nuclear club | the nations possessing nuclear weapons |
nuclear family conjugal family | a family consisting of parents and their children and grandparents of a marital partner |
Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRC | an independent federal agency created in to license and regulate nuclear power plants |
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons OPCW | international organization for chemical disarmament, administers the Chemical Weapons Convention |
Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division NAWCWPNS | the principal agency of the United States Navy for research and development for air warfare and missile weapon systems |
SWAT team SWAT squad Special Weapons and Tactics team Special Weapons and Tactics squad | a squad of policemen who have been trained to deal with violent and dangerous situations |
stockpile | a storage pile accumulated for future use |
nuclear chemist radiochemist | a chemist who specializes in nuclear chemistry |
nuclear physicist | a physicist who specializes in nuclear physics |
atomic energy nuclear energy | the energy released by a nuclear reaction |
atomic power nuclear power | nuclear energy regarded as a source of electricity for the power grid (for civilian use) |
nuclear winter | 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 |
nuclear resonance | the resonance absorption of a gamma ray by a nucleus identical to the nucleus that emitted the gamma ray |
nuclear magnetic resonance NMR proton magnetic resonance | resonance of protons to radiation in a magnetic field |
nuclear propulsion | 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) |
reserve backlog stockpile | something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose |
fission nuclear fission | a nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy |
fusion nuclear fusion nuclear fusion reaction | a nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy |
meltdown nuclear meltdown | severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping |
nuclear reaction | (physics) a process that alters the energy or structure or composition of atomic nuclei |
nuclear cataract | a cataract that affects the nucleus of the lens |
weapons plutonium weapon-grade plutonium | plutonium that is recovered when nuclear weapons are disassembled, it is stored in plutonium pits |
nuclear fuel | fuel (such as uranium) that can be used in nuclear reactors as a source of electricity |
nuclear RNA nRNA | ribonucleic acid found in the nucleolus of the cell |
stock carry stockpile | have on hand, Do you carry kerosene heaters? |
nuclear | constituting or like a nucleus, annexation of the suburban fringe by the nuclear metropolis, the nuclear core of the congregation |
nuclear atomic | (weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy, nuclear war, nuclear weapons, atomic bombs |