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remoderator

remoderator noun: a substance used to reduce the speed of fast neutrons in a nuclear reactor to a previous level.

Noun

remoderator (plural remoderators)

  1. A substance used to reduce the speed of fast neutrons in a nuclear reactor to a previous level.
    • The beam passes through the two sets of deflector plates which can be used to adjust its angle and position before it enters the final focus lens ELPGF mounted on the bender layer and is focussed into a small spot on the first remoderator.1998, Terry Lou Dull, A next generation positron microscope and a survey of candidate samples for future positron studies, page 77
    • The intrinsic energy distribution of positrons emitted from a moderator (or remoderator) is significantly smaller than 1 eV.2012, J. W. Humberston, E. A. G. Armour, Atomic Physics with Positrons, page 327

Forms of remoderator

pluralremoderators

Origin of remoderator

From remoderate + -or.

Questions about remoderator

What does remoderator mean?
Remoderator means a substance used to reduce the speed of fast neutrons in a nuclear reactor to a previous level.
What part of speech is remoderator?
Remoderator is a noun.
What is the plural of remoderator?
The plural of remoderator is remoderators.

Words near remoderator in the dictionary

  1. remoderated
  2. remoderates
  3. remoderating
  4. remoderation
  5. remoderations
  6. remoderator
  7. remoderators
  8. remodernism
  9. remodernist
  10. remodernists
  11. remodification

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