nonnuclear

[non-noo-klee-er, -nyoo- or, by metathesis, -kyuh-ler]

adjective

not utilizing nuclear power, nuclear weapons, etc.: to fight a nonnuclear war.

Origin of nonnuclear

First recorded in 1950–55; non- + nuclear

Pronunciation note

See nuclear.

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Examples from the Web for non-nuclear

Contemporary Examples

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
But in a non-nuclear situation, dissatisfaction often rises after the dust settles on the ruins.
Hamas's Temporary Popularity Bump
Daniel Serwer
November 27, 2012

British Dictionary definitions for non-nuclear

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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