enriched uranium

ɛnˈrɪtʃt jʊˈreɪniəm

Definition

Definition of enriched uranium - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

nuclear material

TECH.

uranium with increased U-235 for nuclear use

TECH.

Enriched uranium is essential for nuclear power plants.
Countries regulate the trade of enriched uranium.
Scientists work with enriched uranium in labs.

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Expressions with enriched

calcium-enriched

adj.

having extra calcium added to increase nutrition

This is a calcium-enriched orange juice.

vitamin-enriched

adj.

having extra vitamins added to improve nutrition

This cereal is vitamin-enriched for better health.

oxygen-enriched

adj.

containing more oxygen than usual or normal

The patient was given oxygen-enriched air to help breathing.

Expressions with uranium

depleted uranium

uranium used in anti-tank weapons and armaments

The tank was equipped with depleted uranium rounds.

low-enriched uranium

uranium fuel with uranium-235 moderately increased for controlled nuclear reactor use

The reactor runs on low-enriched uranium loaded into cylindrical fuel rods.

uranium hexafluoride

chemical compound UF₆ used in uranium enrichment

Uranium hexafluoride is used in nuclear fuel processing.

uranium mine

place where workers remove rock from the ground to get uranium

The town grew quickly after a large uranium mine opened nearby.

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HEU

acr.

acr: highly-enriched uranium

uranium with a lot of U-235

LEU

acr.

acr: low-enriched uranium

type of nuclear fuel with less uranium-235

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French:uranium enrichi, ...
German:angereichertes Uran, ...
Italian:uranio arricchito, ...
Spanish:uranio enriquecido, ...
Portuguese:urânio enriquecido, ...
Chinese:浓缩铀, ...
Japanese:濃縮ウラン, ...
Arabic:يُورَانْيُوم مُخَصَّب, ...
Hebrew:אוּרָנְיוּם מְעוּשָׁר, ...
Russian:обогащённый уран, ...
Ukrainian:збагачений уран, ...
Hindi:संवर्धित यूरेनियम, ...
Bengali:সমৃদ্ধ ইউরেনিয়াম, ...
Catalan:urani enriquit, ...
Czech:obohacený uran, ...
Danish:beriget uran, ...
Dutch:verrijkt uranium, ...
Greek:εμπλουτισμένο ουράνιο, ...
Hungarian:dúsított urán, ...
Khmer:អ៊ុយរ៉ាញ៉ូមបង្កើនកម្រិត, ...
Korean:농축 우라늄, ...
Persian:اورانیوم غنی‌شده, ...
Polish:wzbogacony uran, ...
Portuguese (BR):urânio enriquecido, ...
Romanian:uraniu îmbogățit, ...
Swedish:anrikat uran, ...
Thai:ยูเรเนียมเสริมสมรรถนะ, ...
Turkish:zenginleştirilmiş uranyum, ...
Vietnamese:uranium làm giàu, ...

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