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nu [nus] (name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν)
noun
[UK: njuː]
[US: ˈnuː]

nusubstantief
{m} {f}

nuance [nuances] (minor distinction)
noun
[UK: ˈnjuːɑːns]
[US: ˈnuːans]

nuancesubstantief
{c}

nuance [nuances] (subtlety or fine detail)
noun
[UK: ˈnjuːɑːns]
[US: ˈnuːans]

subtiliteitsubstantief
{f}

nubile (marriageable)
adjective
[UK: ˈnjuː.baɪl]
[US: ˈnuː.ˌbaɪl]

huwbaarbijvoeglijk naamwoord

nuclear (involving nuclear energy)
adjective
[UK: ˈnjuː.klɪə(r)]
[US: ˈnuː.kliər]

kern-bijvoeglijk naamwoord

nuclear (of a weapon: deriving its force from nuclear energy)
adjective
[UK: ˈnjuː.klɪə(r)]
[US: ˈnuː.kliər]

nucleairbijvoeglijk naamwoord

nuclear bomb noun
[UK: ˈnjuː.klɪə(r) bɒm]
[US: ˈnuː.kliər ˈbɑːm]

kernbomsubstantief
{f}

nuclear energy (energy released by a nuclear reaction)
noun
[UK: ˈnjuː.klɪə(r) ˈe.nə.dʒi]
[US: ˈnuː.kliər ˈe.nər.dʒi]

kernenergiesubstantief
{f}

nuclear family [nuclear families] (a family unit consisting of a father, mother and children)
noun
[UK: ˈnjuː.klɪə(r) ˈfæ.mə.li]
[US: ˈnuː.kliər ˈfæ.mə.li]

kerngezinsubstantief
{n}

nuclear fission (atom-splitting nuclear reaction)
noun
[UK: ˈnjuː.klɪə(r) ˈfɪʃ.n̩]
[US: ˈnuː.kliər ˈfɪʃ.n̩]

kernsplijtingsubstantief
{f}

splitsensubstantief
{f}

nuclear fusion (the combining of the nuclei of small atoms to form the nuclei of larger ones)
noun
[UK: ˈnjuː.klɪə(r) ˈfjuːʒ.n̩]
[US: ˈnuː.kliər ˈfjuːʒ.n̩]

kernfusiesubstantief
{f}

nuclear physicist noun

kernfysicussubstantief
{m}

nuclear physics (branch of physics)
noun
[UK: ˈnjuː.klɪə(r) ˈfɪ.zɪks]
[US: ˈnuː.kliər ˈfɪ.zɪks]

kernfysicasubstantief
{f}

nuclear power (nation with nuclear weapons)
noun
[UK: ˈnjuː.klɪə(r) ˈpaʊə(r)]
[US: ˈnuː.kliər ˈpaʊər]

kernmachtsubstantief

kernmogendheidsubstantief
{m}

nuclear power (power from nuclear reactions)
noun
[UK: ˈnjuː.klɪə(r) ˈpaʊə(r)]
[US: ˈnuː.kliər ˈpaʊər]

atoomenergiesubstantief
{m}

kernenergiesubstantief
{m}

nuclear power plant [nuclear power plants] (type of power plant)
noun
[UK: ˈnjuː.klɪə(r) ˈpaʊə(r) plɑːnt]
[US: ˈnuː.kliər ˈpaʊər ˈplænt]

kerncentralesubstantief
{f}

nuclear reaction (process)
noun
[UK: ˈnjuː.klɪə(r) rɪ.ˈæk.ʃn̩]
[US: ˈnuː.kliər ri.ˈæk.ʃn̩]

kernreactiesubstantief
{f}

nucleaire reactiesubstantief
{f}

nuclear reactor (device)
noun
[UK: ˈnjuː.klɪə(r) rɪ.ˈæk.tə(r)]
[US: ˈnuː.kliər ri.ˈæk.tər]

kernreactorsubstantief

nuclear testing (testing of nuclear weapon)
noun

atoomproefsubstantief
{f}

kernproefsubstantief
{f}

nuclear war (war fought using nuclear weapons)
noun
[UK: ˈnjuː.klɪə(r) wɔː(r)]
[US: ˈnuː.kliər ˈwɔːr]

atoomoorlogsubstantief
{m}

kernoorlogsubstantief
{m}

nuclear weapon (a weapon that derives its energy from the nuclear reactions of either fission or fusion)
noun
[UK: ˈnjuː.klɪə(r) ˈwe.pən]
[US: ˈnuː.kliər ˈwe.pən]

atoomwapensubstantief
{n}

kernwapensubstantief
{n}

nuclear winter (predicted drop in global temperature following a nuclear war)
noun

nucleaire wintersubstantief
{m}

nucleus [nuclei] (core, central part of something)
noun
[UK: ˈnjuː.klɪəs]
[US: ˈnuː.kliəs]

kernsubstantief
{m}

nucleus [nuclei] (cytology: large organelle found in cells)
noun
[UK: ˈnjuː.klɪəs]
[US: ˈnuː.kliəs]

celkernsubstantief
{f} {m}

nucleus [nuclei] (initial part which will receive additions)
noun
[UK: ˈnjuː.klɪəs]
[US: ˈnuː.kliəs]

kiemsubstantief

nucleus [nuclei] (physics: massive, positively charged core of an atom)
noun
[UK: ˈnjuː.klɪəs]
[US: ˈnuː.kliəs]

atoomkernsubstantief
{m}

nucleussubstantief
{m}

nucleic acid [nucleic acids] (acidic chainlike biological macromolecule)
noun
[UK: njuː.ˈkleɪɪk ˈæ.sɪd]
[US: nuː.ˈkleɪɪk ˈæ.səd]

kernzuursubstantief
{n}

nucleïnezuursubstantief
{n}

nucleolus [nucleoli] (part of nucleus of a cell)
noun
[UK: njˌuːklɪˈəʊləs]
[US: nˌuːklɪˈoʊləs]

kernlichaampjesubstantief
{n}

nucleolussubstantief
{m}

nude [nudes] (image depicting a human in a state of undress)
noun
[UK: njuːd]
[US: ˈnuːd]

naaktsubstantief
{n}

nude [nuder, nudest] (of color of bare skin)
adjective
[UK: njuːd]
[US: ˈnuːd]

vleeskleurigbijvoeglijk naamwoord

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