pronuclear

¹ American  

[proh-noo-klee-er, -nyoo-, -kyuh-ler] / proʊˈnu kli ər, -ˈnyu-, -kyə lər /

adjective

1. advocating the building or use of nuclear power plants.

2. advocating the building, stockpiling, or use of nuclear weapons.

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pronuclear ² American  

[proh-noo-klee-er, -nyoo-, -kyuh-ler] / proʊˈnu kli ər, -ˈnyu-, -kyə lər /

adjective

Cell Biology.

1. of or relating to a pronucleus.

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pronuclear ¹ British  

/ ˌprəʊˈnjuːklɪə /

adjective

1. in favour of or supporting the use of nuclear power

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pronuclear ² British  

/ ˌprəʊˈnjuːklɪə /

adjective

1. of or relating to a pronucleus

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Pronunciation

See nuclear.

Other Word Forms

• pronuclearist noun

Etymology

Origin of pronuclear¹

First recorded in 1970–75; pro- ¹ + nuclear

Origin of pronuclear²

First recorded in 1885–90; pronucle(us) + -ar ¹

Example Sentences

“I wondered what the other side of this argument was. Being pronuclear war?”

From Washington Post

But facing an energy crisis and election challenges from pronuclear opponents, President Emmanuel Macron in early February declared a “nuclear renaissance” in France, including the construction of at least six new reactors as well as possibly extending the lifetime of existing ones.

From Washington Post

Pronuclear South Koreans saw armament as a way to increase the country’s prestige in the international community.

From Washington Post

The pronuclear group calculated that each of Indian Point’s reactors had been producing more power than all of the wind turbines and solar panels in the state combined.

From New York Times

Two MRTs are now approved for use in the United Kingdom: maternal spindle transfer, in which the nucleus from the mother’s egg is placed inside a donor egg whose nuclear material has been removed, followed by fertilization; and pronuclear transfer, in which an egg is fertilized first, after which the nucleus of the embryo is transferred inside the enucleated donor egg cell.

From Science Magazine