nuclear
adjective/ˈnjuːkliər/
Frequency rank: #1,401 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
Relating to energy released by splitting or joining atoms.
Example sentence
The energy produced by splitting atoms is called nuclear power.
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