Dictionary Entry
nuclear
nuclear is a 7-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 13 · 5 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
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.
- 2adjective
constituting or like a nucleus
"annexation of the suburban fringe by the nuclear metropolis"
"the nuclear core of the congregation"
- 3adjective
(weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy
"nuclear war"
"nuclear weapons"
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- 4adjective
of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of an atom
"nuclear physics"
"nuclear fission"
- 5adjective
of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of a cell
"nuclear membrane"
"nuclear division"
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