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Nuclear terrorism Uncommon

Origin: Greek suffix -ism

Noun

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Noun
1

the use of a nuclear device by a terrorist organization to cause massive devastation or the use (or threat of use) of fissionable radioactive materials

"assaults on nuclear power plants is one form of nuclear terrorism"

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
terrorism
Rhyming Words
ism oism jism wuism agism meism prism yoism quism reism weism tuism ovism idism grism deism seism icism zoism owlism
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