nuclear

English Thesaurus

1. constituting or like a nucleus (adj.all)

similar	:	central,
definition	:	in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area (adj.all)

2. (weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy (adj.all)

similar	:	thermonuclear,
definition	:	using nuclear weapons based on fusion as distinguished from fission (adj.all)

3. of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of an atom (adj.pert)

domain category	:	natural philosophy, physics,
definition	:	the science of matter and energy and their interactions (noun.cognition)

4. of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of a cell (adj.pert)

domain category	:	biological science, biology,
definition	:	the science that studies living organisms (noun.cognition)

5. (weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy (adj.all)

antonym	:	conventional,
definition	:	(weapons) using energy for propulsion or destruction that is not nuclear energy (adj.all)

6. of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of an atom (adj.pert)

pertainym	:	nucleus,
definition	:	the positively charged dense center of an atom (noun.object)

7. of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of a cell (adj.pert)

pertainym	:	cell nucleus, karyon, nucleus,
definition	:	a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction (noun.body)

8. (weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy (adj.all)

antonym	:	conventional,
definition	:	(weapons) using energy for propulsion or destruction that is not nuclear energy (adj.all)

9. of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of an atom (adj.pert)

pertainym	:	nucleus,
definition	:	the positively charged dense center of an atom (noun.object)

10. of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of a cell (adj.pert)

pertainym	:	cell nucleus, karyon, nucleus,
definition	:	a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction (noun.body)