(weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy; nuclear war; nuclear weapons; atomic bombs

[ Syn: atomic ]

of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of an atom; nuclear physics; nuclear fission; nuclear forces'

of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of a cell; nuclear membrane; nuclear division'

constituting or like a nucleus; annexation of the suburban fringe by the nuclear metropolis; the nuclear core of the congregation'