— nuclearization , n.
/nooh"klee euh ruyz', nyooh"-/ or, by metathesis, /-kyeuh leuh-/ , v.t., nuclearized, nuclearizing .
to equip with nuclear weapons; give nuclear capability to: a fear that armed forces on both sides would become nuclearized.
Also, esp. Brit., nuclearise .
[ 1955-60; NUCLEAR + -IZE ]
Pronunciation . See nuclear .