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 |
disarming disarmament | act of reducing or depriving of arms, the disarmament of the aggressor nations must be complete |
atomic warhead nuclear warhead thermonuclear warhead nuke | the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb |
nautilus nuclear submarine nuclear-powered submarine | a submarine that is propelled by nuclear power |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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) |
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 |
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 |
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 |
nuclear | of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of an atom, nuclear physics, nuclear fission, nuclear forces |
nuclear | of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of a cell, nuclear membrane, nuclear division |