Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uranium-235

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English

Syllables: ura-ni-um-235
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fissile isotope of uranium, used for energy generation and in atomic weapons, containing 143 neutrons. It has a half-life of 7.038×10⁸ years; it decays into thorium-231 and ultimately lead.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The Zaporizhzhia plant provided about a fifth of Ukraine’s electricity before Russia’s invasion, and has been forced to operate on backup generators a number of times. It has six Soviet-designed water-cooled and water-moderated reactors containing uranium-235."

Etymology

From uranium + 235 (the atomic mass of the isotope).

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

uranium-232 uranium-233 uranium-234 uranium-238 uranium-239 uranium-240

Frequently Paired Words

uranium-232 uranium-233 uranium-234 uranium-238 uranium-239 uranium-240

Questions

What does uranium-235 mean?: A fissile isotope of uranium, used for energy generation and in atomic weapons, containing 143 neutrons. It has a half-life of 7.038×10⁸ years; it decays into thorium-231 and ultimately lead.
Where does uranium-235 come from?: From uranium + 235 (the atomic mass of the isotope).

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