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depleted uranium

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.31 in modern English

Syllables
de-plet-ed u-ra-ni-um
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Uranium that contains a reduced (depleted) amount of the fissile isotope U-235 compared to natural uranium; it is a byproduct of uranium enrichment; it is used in applications where the nuclear properties of the uranium are not important, and the uranium is instead being used for its mechanical or chemical properties (for example, its high density).

Uncountable

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

DU NU natural uranium

Synonyms

depletalloy

Antonyms

enriched uranium LEU low-enriched uranium HALEU w:high-assay low-enriched uranium SEU slightly enriched uranium HEU highly enriched uranium

Questions

What does depleted uranium mean?
Uranium that contains a reduced (depleted) amount of the fissile isotope U-235 compared to natural uranium; it is a byproduct of uranium enrichment; it is used in applications where the nuclear properties of the uranium are not important, and the uranium is instead being used for its mechanical or chemical properties (for example, its high density).

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