| nuclear | a nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy |
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| nuclear | resonance of protons to radiation in a magnetic field |
| nuclear | the branch of medicine that uses radioactive materials either to image a patient's body or to destroy diseased cells |
| nuclear | a physicist who specializes in nuclear physics |
| nuclear | the branch of physics that studies the internal structure of atomic nuclei |
| nuclear | nuclear energy regarded as a source of electricity for the power grid (for civilian use) |
| nuclear | 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) |
| nuclear | (physics) a process that alters the energy or structure or composition of atomic nuclei |
| nuclear | (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements |
| nuclear | government agency created in 1974 to license and regulate nuclear power plants |
| nuclear | the resonance absorption of a gamma ray by a nucleus identical to the nucleus that emitted the gamma ray |
| nuclear | ribonucleic acid found in the nucleolus of the cell |