georeactor
georeactor noun: a geologically occurring slow fission reactor, especially in the Earth's past.
Noun
georeactor (plural georeactors)
- A geologically occurring slow fission reactor, especially in the Earth's past.
- Physicists analyzing a tiny sample of this ancient georeactor—discovered in the African country of Gabon in 1972—have now determined how it worked.2005 February 4, Jessa Forte Netting, “Nature's Nuclear Reactor”, in Discover Magazine
- Any man-made industrial structure built into the Earth's crust and operating on the principle of nuclear fission.
- The theorized natural fission reactor at the center of the Earth which would account for the geomagnetic field.
Forms of georeactor
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Origin of georeactor
From geo- + reactor.
Questions about georeactor
- What does georeactor mean?
- Georeactor means a geologically occurring slow fission reactor, especially in the Earth's past.
- What part of speech is georeactor?
- Georeactor is a noun.
- What is the plural of georeactor?
- The plural of georeactor is georeactors.
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