antinuclear
adjective
an·ti·nu·cle·ar ˌan-tē-ˈnü-klē-ər 
ˌan-ˌtī-
ˌan-ˌtī- -ˈnyü-,
nonstandard -kyə-lər
1
: opposing the use or production of nuclear power
2
: tending to react with cell nuclei or their components (such as DNA)
antinuclear antibodies
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web At Diablo Canyon, antinuclear activists and environmentalists have raised concerns about the plant’s proximity to geologic fault lines, spent fuel storage, and operation and maintenance costs. 
Jennifer Hiller, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2022 The Greens, a party with roots in the antinuclear movement, are the key obstacle to the proposal, according to several officials. Bojan Pancevski, WSJ, 3 Aug. 2022 The couple consulted with doctors including a functional medicine practitioner and a rheumatologist, who discovered high levels of antinuclear antibodies (which can indicate an autoimmune disease). Aili Nahas, PEOPLE.com, 29 June 2022 Some local residents say the problems have been overblown by antinuclear activists. New York Times, 4 May 2022 One of the earliest antinuclear groups, Clamshell was a model for many others, which together helped slow the building of nuclear plants across the United States. New York Times, 13 Mar. 2022 Chernobyl’s effects better than the U.N. agencies tasked with that assessment, and antinuclear activists have better insight into reactor longevity than the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Harper’s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022 The antinuclear move has support from many of Germany’s climate-change obsessives, but abandoning carbon-free nuclear power has had predictable results on emissions. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2021 In the 1960s, before the antinuclear movement gained traction, they were seen as a promising technology. New York Times, 5 Nov. 2021 See More
Jennifer Hiller, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2022 The Greens, a party with roots in the antinuclear movement, are the key obstacle to the proposal, according to several officials. Bojan Pancevski, WSJ, 3 Aug. 2022 The couple consulted with doctors including a functional medicine practitioner and a rheumatologist, who discovered high levels of antinuclear antibodies (which can indicate an autoimmune disease). Aili Nahas, PEOPLE.com, 29 June 2022 Some local residents say the problems have been overblown by antinuclear activists. New York Times, 4 May 2022 One of the earliest antinuclear groups, Clamshell was a model for many others, which together helped slow the building of nuclear plants across the United States. New York Times, 13 Mar. 2022 Chernobyl’s effects better than the U.N. agencies tasked with that assessment, and antinuclear activists have better insight into reactor longevity than the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Harper’s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022 The antinuclear move has support from many of Germany’s climate-change obsessives, but abandoning carbon-free nuclear power has had predictable results on emissions. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2021 In the 1960s, before the antinuclear movement gained traction, they were seen as a promising technology. New York Times, 5 Nov. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1958, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Medical Definition
antinuclear
adjective
an·ti·nu·cle·ar -ˈn(y)ü-klē-ər
: being antibodies or autoantibodies that react with components and especially DNA of cell nuclei and that tend to occur frequently in connective tissue diseases (as systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, and Sjögrens syndrome)