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thermonuclear (adj.)

1938 with reference to stars, 1953 of weapons (technically only to describe the hydrogen bomb), from thermo- + nuclear.

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Definitions of thermonuclear from WordNet

thermonuclear (adj.)
using nuclear weapons based on fusion as distinguished from fission;
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