— denuclearization , n.
/dee nooh"klee euh ruyz', -nyooh"-/ or, by metathesis, /-kyeuh leuh-/ , v.t., denuclearized, denuclearizing .
1. to remove nuclear weapons from (a country, region, etc.).
2. to prohibit the deployment or construction of nuclear weapons in (a country, region, etc.).
Also, esp. Brit., denuclearise .
[ 1955-60; DE- + NUCLEAR + -IZE ]
Pronunciation . See nuclear .