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uranium nitride

uranium nitride noun: an insoluble binary compound of uranium and nitrogen, (UN)ₙ, used as fuel rods in nuclear reactors.

Noun

uranium nitride (plural uranium nitrides)

  1. An insoluble binary compound of uranium and nitrogen, (UN)ₙ, used as fuel rods in nuclear reactors
  2. The ring compound U₈N₁₆, containing alternate azide and nitride groups, soluble in hydrocarbon solvents

Forms of uranium nitride

pluraluranium nitrides

Questions about uranium nitride

What does uranium nitride mean?
Uranium nitride means an insoluble binary compound of uranium and nitrogen, (UN)ₙ, used as fuel rods in nuclear reactors.
What part of speech is uranium nitride?
Uranium nitride is a noun.
What is the plural of uranium nitride?
The plural of uranium nitride is uranium nitrides.

Words near uranium nitride in the dictionary

  1. uranium dioxide
  2. uranium glass
  3. uranium hexafluoride
  4. uranium hexafluorides
  5. uranium nitrate
  6. uranium nitride
  7. uranium nitrides
  8. uranium series
  9. uranium trioxide
  10. uranium-233
  11. uranium-234

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