circumnuclear

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adjective

Surrounding, or rotating around, a nucleus.

OriginEnglish nuclear ← Latin circum- ← Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos) →
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Meanings

adjectivecircumnuclear (not comparable)
  1. not comparableSurrounding, or rotating around, a nucleus.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκίρκος (kírkos)
  2. Latincircus
  3. Latincircum
  4. Latincircum-
  5. Englishcircum-
  6. Englishnuclear
  7. Englishcircumnuclear

From circum- + nuclear.

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APA

circumnuclear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumnuclear

MLA

“circumnuclear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumnuclear. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “circumnuclear,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumnuclear.

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