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- She passed wells and thought about drinking-water contamination; she wondered how far away the closest nuclear power plant was.†
Chpt 1 *nuclear = relating to the central or most important part of something
- Cross a million, and you'd find yourself straddling a nuclear missile.†
Chpt 1
Definitions:
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(1)
(nucleus) the center (or most important part) of somethingsuch as:
- in physics: the center of an atom where protons & neutrons are found
- in biology: the center of a cell where DNA is found
- in sociology: the closest family (mother/father/children in contrast to the extended family)
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)