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photonuclear

[ foh-toh-noo-klee-er, -nyoo- or, by metathesis, -kyuh-ler ]
/ ˌfoʊ toʊˈnu kli ər, -ˈnyu- or, by metathesis, -kyə lər /
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adjective Physics.
of, relating to, or caused by the collision of high-energy photons with the nucleus of an atom.
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Origin of photonuclear

First recorded in 1940–45; photo- + nuclear

how to pronounce photonuclear

See nuclear.
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British Dictionary definitions for photonuclear

photonuclear
/ (ˌfəʊtəʊˈnjuːklɪə) /

adjective
physics of or concerned with a nuclear reaction caused by a photon
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