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enriched uranium

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English

Syllables
en-riched u-ra-ni-um
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Uranium enriched with a higher than normal amount of the fissile isotope U-235; used in nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons.

Uncountable

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Usage

Frequently Paired Words

NU natural uranium

Antonyms

DU depleted uranium

Questions

What does enriched uranium mean?
Uranium enriched with a higher than normal amount of the fissile isotope U-235; used in nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons.

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