defuse¹ or (esp US) defuze /dē-fūzˈ/

1. To remove the fuse of (a bomb, etc), so making it harmless
2. To lessen the tension or danger in

defuse² /di-fūzˈ/ (Shakespeare)

To disorder

defūs'dˈ adjective

• nucleoplasms
• nucleoprotein
• nucleoproteins
• nucleoside
• nucleosides
• nucleosome
• nucleosomes
• nucleosyntheses
• nucleosynthesis
• nucleotide
• nucleotides
• nucleus
• nucleus accumbens
• nuclide
• nuclides
• nucule
• nucules
• nudation
• nudations
• nuddies
• nuddy
• nude
• nudely
• nudeness
• nudenesses