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NUCLEAR MELTDOWN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping
Synonyms:
meltdown; nuclear meltdown
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("nuclear meltdown" is a kind of...):
overheating (excessive heating)
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