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nonnuclear

American  
[non-noo-klee-er, -nyoo-, -kyuh-ler] / nɒnˈnu kli ər, -ˈnju-, -kjə lər /

adjective

  1. not utilizing nuclear power, nuclear weapons, etc..

    to fight a nonnuclear war.


Pronunciation

See nuclear.

Etymology

Origin of nonnuclear

First recorded in 1950–55; non- + nuclear


Example Sentences

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It may be possible for Hanwha to build the nonnuclear parts of the submarine, while turning to outside companies specializing in the nuclear portions, such as the engine room and the reactor-compartment sections, he added.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025

The exclusive deal with the global investment firm KKR is part of PG&E’s plan to transfer its nonnuclear power generation to a newly formed subsidiary, Pacific Generation.

From New York Times ● Apr. 30, 2024

Authors of a 2019 study suggested that divorce isn’t as big a deal to kids who know many nonnuclear families.

From Slate ● Jul. 11, 2022

Tehran’s nuclear agreement with world powers had called for Fordow to become a research-and-development facility and restricted centrifuges there to nonnuclear uses.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 10, 2022

If I remembered correctly, and I almost always remembered correctly, it was called Minor Scale, and it was the largest nonnuclear explosion ever detonated.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

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