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NUCLEAR
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Constituting or like a nucleus
Example:
the nuclear core of the congregation
Classified under:
Similar:
central (in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy
Example:
atomic bombs
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
thermonuclear (using nuclear weapons based on fusion as distinguished from fission)
Antonym:
conventional ((weapons) using energy for propulsion or destruction that is not nuclear energy)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of an atom
Example:
nuclear forces
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Domain category:
natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)
Pertainym:
nucleus (the positively charged dense center of an atom)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of a cell
Example:
nuclear division
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Domain category:
biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)
Pertainym:
nucleus (a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction)
Context examples:
It is caused in some cases by mutations in the AAAS gene on chromosome 12 which encodes the ALADIN protein of nuclear pore complexes.
(Allgrove Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
Anaplastic carcinoma cells have large hyperchromatic nuclei and display marked variation in nuclear size and shape, and high mitotic rate.
(Anaplastic Carcinoma Cell, NCI Thesaurus)
An adenovirus nuclear membrane glycoprotein synthesized from the E3 transcription unit in large amounts late in infection.
(Adenovirus Death Protein, NCI Thesaurus)
Acidic leucine-rich nuclear phosphoprotein 32 family member B (251 aa, ~29 kDa) is encoded by the human ANP32B gene.
(Acidic Leucine-Rich Nuclear Phosphoprotein 32 Family Member B, NCI Thesaurus)
This allele, which encodes MORC family CW-type zinc finger protein 3, plays a role in binding to both nuclear matrix proteins and RNA.
(MORC3 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
This protein is involved in both RNA binding and nuclear matrix protein binding.
(MORC Family CW-Type Zinc Finger Protein 3, NCI Thesaurus)
Brown dwarfs start their lives like stars, as collapsing balls of gas, but they lack the mass to burn nuclear fuel and radiate starlight.
(A cold, close neighbor of the Sun, NASA)
In addition to regulating spindle formation, Ran may also help reform the nuclear envelope after cell division and may use a similar mechanism to regulate other cellular processes.
(Mitotic Spindle Regulation Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
A high grade glial neoplasm consisting chiefly of undifferentiated anaplastic cells of glial origin that show marked nuclear pleomorphism.
(Mouse Glioblastoma, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)
Upon activation, ERKs translocate to the nucleus and phosphorylate nuclear targets.
(Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase, NCI Thesaurus)
