Both Uses
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Clay, by David Almond
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- We'll be able to create living creatures with chemicals and electricity and nuclear power.
Part 2 *nuclear = coming from the center of an atom where protons & neutrons reside
- The nuclear bomb.†
Part 3nuclear = relating to the central or most important part of something
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)