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atomic bomb

a·tom·ic bomb (plural a·tom·ic bombs)


noun 
Definition:
 
North America nuclear weapon: an explosive device whose destructive power is due to the uncontrollable release of energy from the fission of heavy nuclei, usually uranium-235 or plutonium-239, by neutrons sustaining a rapid chain reaction

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