antinuclear

[ an-tee-noo-klee-er, -nyoo-, an-tahy-or, by metathesis, -kyuh-ler ]

adjective

1. opposed to the building, stockpiling, or use of nuclear weapons.
2. opposed to the building or use of nuclear power plants:

   Antinuclear demonstrators picketed the power plant.

antinuclear

/ ˌæntɪˈnjuːklɪə /

adjective

1. opposed to nuclear weapons

Pronunciation Note

See nuclear.

Derived Forms

• ˌantiˈnuclearist, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of antinuclear¹

First recorded in 1955–60; anti- + nuclear

Example Sentences

Indeed, the two most common antibodies that we find in these patients, antinuclear antibodies and rheumatoid factor, are detected by common tests used by rheumatologists.

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