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nuclear reactor
 
Noun nuclear reactor has 1 sense
  1. nuclear reactor, reactor - (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements
    --1 is a kind of apparatus, setup
    --1 has parts: control rod; core; moderator
    --1 has particulars:
     atomic pile, atomic reactor, pile, chain reactor; breeder reactor; fast reactor; gas-cooled reactor; liquid metal reactor; thermal reactor; thermonuclear reactor, fusion reactor; water-cooled reactor
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