nonnuclear
[ non-noo-klee-er, -nyoo- or, by metathesis, -kyuh-ler ]
/ nɒnˈnu kli ər, -ˈnyu- or, by metathesis, -kyə lər /
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adjective
not utilizing nuclear power, nuclear weapons, etc.: to fight a nonnuclear war.
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Nearby words
- nonnative,
- nonne's syndrome,
- nonnegative,
- nonni,
- nonnitrogenous,
- nonny-nonny,
- nono,
- nonobedience,
- nonobjective,
- nonobservance
Origin of nonnuclear
Pronunciation note
See nuclear.
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Examples from the Web for non-nuclear
Iran is also looking at non-nuclear paths to regain the upper hand.
Washington And Tehran’s Perpetual Search For The Upper Hand|Trita Parsi|February 7, 2013|DAILY BEASTBut in a non-nuclear situation, dissatisfaction often rises after the dust settles on the ruins.
non-nuclear
adjective
not of, concerned with, or operated by energy from fission or fusion of atomic nucleinon-nuclear weapons
not involving, concerned with, or possessing nuclear weaponsnon-nuclear states
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