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magnox

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English

Syllables
mag-nox
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An alloy of magnesium and aluminium used, with a non-oxidizing cover, as cladding for fuel rods in Magnox nuclear power stations.

Uncountable

noun

an early type of nuclear power station also used for the production of weapons-grade plutonium

Etymology

Abbreviation of magnesium non-oxidising.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Magnoxes (plural)

Questions

What does magnox mean?
An alloy of magnesium and aluminium used, with a non-oxidizing cover, as cladding for fuel rods in Magnox nuclear power stations.
Where does magnox come from?
Abbreviation of magnesium non-oxidising.

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