antinuclear

antinuclear
/an'tee nooh"klee euhr, -nyooh"-, an'tuy-/ or, by metathesis, /-kyeuh leuhr/, adj.
1. opposed to the building, stockpiling, or use of nuclear weapons.
2. opposed to the building or use of nuclear power plants: Antinuclear demonstrators picketed the power plant.
[1955-60; ANTI- + NUCLEAR]

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