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enriched uranium

enriched uranium noun: uranium enriched with a higher than normal amount of the fissile isotope U-235; used in nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons.

Noun

enriched uranium (uncountable)

  1. Uranium enriched with a higher than normal amount of the fissile isotope U-235; used in nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons.
    • The US supply of enriched uranium to Europe is expected to reach a saturation point in 1981 – and by that time the centrifuge should be able to deliver the goods to a Europe very poor in energy supply and very dependent on Middle East oil.1973, Johan Galtung, “The military aspect”, in The European Community: A Superpower in the Making, Oslo; London: Universitetsforlaget; George Allen & Unwin, via National Library of Norway, →ISBN...
    Antonyms:
    DU, depleted uranium

enriched uranium meaning in Arabic

enriched uranium in Arabic

uranium enriched with a higher amount of U-235
يُورَانِيُوم مُخَصَّب yūrāniyūm muḵaṣṣab

Antonyms of enriched uranium

Questions about enriched uranium

What does enriched uranium mean?
Enriched uranium means uranium enriched with a higher than normal amount of the fissile isotope U-235; used in nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons.
What is enriched uranium in Arabic?
Enriched uranium in Arabic is يُورَانِيُوم مُخَصَّب (yūrāniyūm muḵaṣṣab). See Enriched uranium meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is enriched uranium?
Enriched uranium is a noun.

Words near enriched uranium in the dictionary

  1. enrich
  2. enrichability
  3. enrichable
  4. enriched
  5. enriched text
  6. enriched uranium
  7. enrichee
  8. enrichees
  9. enrichen
  10. enrichened
  11. enrichener

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