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uranium-238

uranium-238 noun: a radioactive isotope of uranium, 23892U, having a half-life of 4.5 billion years; it accounts for about 99.3% of natural uranium.

Noun

uranium-238 (uncountable)

  1. A radioactive isotope of uranium, 23892U, having a half-life of 4.5 billion years; it accounts for about 99.3% of natural uranium.

Questions about uranium-238

What does uranium-238 mean?
Uranium-238 means a radioactive isotope of uranium, 23892U, having a half-life of 4.5 billion years; it accounts for about 99.3% of natural uranium.
What part of speech is uranium-238?
Uranium-238 is a noun.

Words near uranium-238 in the dictionary

  1. uranium series
  2. uranium trioxide
  3. uranium-233
  4. uranium-234
  5. uranium-235
  6. uranium-238
  7. uraniumaire
  8. uraniumaires
  9. uraniums
  10. uranmicrolite
  11. urano-

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