nuclear

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

ADJECTIVE

central

Synonyms

STRONGEST

basic essential fundamental important key paramount pivotal significant

STRONG

cardinal center chief dominant interior intermediate leading master mean median middle midway primary prime radical ruling salient umbilical

WEAK

axial centric centroidal equidistant focal foremost inmost inner mid middlemost midmost omphalic outstanding overriding predominant

Antonyms

STRONGEST

additional auxiliary extra inessential insignificant minor nonessential secondary trivial unimportant unsubstantial

STRONG

exterior extreme inferior outer outside subordinate

WEAK

peripheral

ADJECTIVE

inner

Synonyms

WEAK

close constitutional essential familiar focal inherent innermore inside interior internal intestinal intimate intrinsic inward

Antonyms

WEAK

exterior external outer outside physical

ADJECTIVE

organic

Synonyms

STRONGEST

biological

STRONG

anatomical constitutional essential fundamental integral living necessary original primary prime primitive principal

WEAK

amoebic animate basal biotic cellular elemental inherent innate live plasmic structural vital

Antonyms

STRONG

accessory auxiliary extra inessential minor secondary trivial unimportant unnecessary

WEAK

inorganic man-made unnatural

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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Friday that Tehran was open to nuclear discussions but that the U.S. needed to stop issuing military threats.

From The Wall Street Journal

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi had said earlier that the country's missile defence systems would "never" be on the negotiating table, and repeated the government's position that its nuclear programme was peaceful.

From BBC

A large shipment of uranium -- the source of a dispute with French nuclear giant Orano -- has been stored at the airport for several weeks.

From Barron's

New START, which limits the U.S. and Russia to 1,550 nuclear warheads, is set to expire on Feb. 5.

From The Wall Street Journal

Pearcey, who has doctorate in nuclear physics, has been a prominent local campaigner.

From BBC

nuclear

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