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pressurized water reactor

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.96 in modern English

Syllables
pres-sur-ized wa-ter re-ac-tor
IPA
40
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
6
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of nuclear reactor which uses pressurized light water as a neutron moderator and coolant.

Inflected Forms

pressurized water reactors (plural)

Phrases

light water reactor boiling water reactor

Frequently Paired Words

light water reactor boiling water reactor

Synonyms

pwr

Questions

What does pressurized water reactor mean?
A type of nuclear reactor which uses pressurized light water as a neutron moderator and coolant.

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