Astronuclear

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to the applications of nuclear physics to space, as for example in nuclear space propulsion. not-comparable

    "In the late 1950s, he organized the company’s astronuclear laboratory, which won the federal government’s first contract to develop a nuclear reactor for rocket propulsion."

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"In the late 1950s, he organized the company’s astronuclear laboratory, which won the federal government’s first contract to develop a nuclear reactor for rocket propulsion."

Etymology

From astro- + nuclear.

Related phrases

nuclear physics

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