depleted uranium
depleted uranium noun: uranium that contains a reduced (depleted) amount of the fissile isotope U-235 compared to natural uranium; it is a byproduct of uranium enrichment; it is used in applications where the nuclear properties of the uranium are not important, and the uranium is instead being used for its mechanical or chemical properties (for example, its high density).
Noun
depleted uranium (uncountable)
- Uranium that contains a reduced (depleted) amount of the fissile isotope U-235 compared to natural uranium; it is a byproduct of uranium enrichment; it is used in applications where the nuclear properties of the uranium are not important, and the uranium is instead being used for its mechanical or chemical properties (for example, its high density).
- Synonyms:
- depletalloy
- Antonyms:
- enriched uranium, LEU, low-enriched uranium, HALEU, w:high-assay low-enriched uranium, SEU, slightly enriched uranium, HEU, highly enriched uranium
depleted uranium meaning in Tamil and Arabic
depleted uranium in Tamil
- செறிவுகுறை யுரேனியம்
depleted uranium in Arabic
- uranium that contains reduced U-235
- يُورَانِيُوم مُنْضَب yūrāniyūm munḍab, يُورَانِيُوم مُسْتَنْفَد yūrāniyūm mustanfad
Synonyms of depleted uranium
Antonyms
- enriched uranium
- LEU
- low-enriched uranium
- HALEU
- w:high-assay low-enriched uranium
- SEU
- slightly enriched uranium
- HEU
- highly enriched uranium
Questions about depleted uranium
- What does depleted uranium mean?
- Depleted uranium means uranium that contains a reduced (depleted) amount of the fissile isotope U-235 compared to natural uranium; it is a byproduct of uranium enrichment; it is used in applications where the nuclear properties of the uranium are not important, and the uranium is instead being used for its mechanical or chemical properties (for example, its high density).
- What is depleted uranium in Tamil?
- Depleted uranium in Tamil is செறிவுகுறை யுரேனியம். See Depleted uranium meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is depleted uranium?
- Depleted uranium is a noun.
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