Words in english starting with N

• Nelumbo nucifera — Noun – English ～ native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers
• Nucifraga — Noun – English ～ nutcrackers
• Nucifraga caryocatactes — Noun – English ～ Old World nutcracker
• Nucifraga columbiana — Noun – English ～ nutcracker of the western United States
• nuclear fuel — Noun – English ～ fuel (such as uranium) that can be used in nuclear reactors as a source of electricity
• nuclear family — Noun – English ～ a family consisting of parents and their children and grandparents of a marital partner
• nuclear chemistry — Noun – English ～ the chemistry of radioactive substances
• nuclear engineering — Noun – English ～ the branch of engineering concerned with the design and construction and operation of nuclear reactors
• nuclear deterrence — Noun – English ～ the military doctrine that an enemy will be deterred from using nuclear weapons as long as he can be destroyed as a consequence; "when two nations both resort to nuclear deterrence the consequence could be mutual destruction"
• nuclear energy — Noun – English ～ the energy released by a nuclear reaction
• nuclear explosion — Noun – English ～ the explosion of an atomic bomb
• nuclear club — Noun – English ～ the nations possessing nuclear weapons
• nuclear medicine — Noun – English ～ the branch of medicine that uses radioactive materials either to image a patient's body or to destroy diseased cells
• nuclear cataract — Noun – English ～ a cataract that affects the nucleus of the lens
• nuclear chemist — Noun – English ～ a chemist who specializes in nuclear chemistry
• nuclear meltdown — Noun – English ～ severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping
• nuclear fission — Noun – English ～ a nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy
• nuclear fusion — Noun – English ～ a nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy
• nuclear — Adjective – English ～ of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of an atom; "nuclear physics"; "nuclear fission"; "nuclear forces"
• nuclear — Adjective – English ～ (weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy; "nuclear war"; "nuclear weapons"; "atomic bombs"

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