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

1. adjective. 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.
2. adjective. constituting or like a nucleus

   "annexation of the suburban fringe by the nuclear metropolis"

   "the nuclear core of the congregation"

3. adjective. (weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy

   "nuclear war"

   "nuclear weapons"

   Synonyms: atomic

4. adjective. of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of an atom

   "nuclear physics"

   "nuclear fission"

5. adjective. of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of a cell

   "nuclear membrane"

   "nuclear division"

Synonyms

atomic

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in nuclear:

crenula, lucarne, unclear

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