English Explanatory Dictionary

depleted uranium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Uranium that contains a reduced (depleted) amount of the fissile isotope U-235 compared to natural uranium; it is a byproduct of uranium enrichment; it is used in applications where the nuclear properties of the uranium are not important, and the uranium is instead being used for its mechanical or chemical properties (for example, its high density).

Word forms

depleted uranium

Synonyms

depletalloy

Antonyms

enriched uranium LEU low-enriched uranium HALEU w:high-assay low-enriched uranium SEU slightly enriched uranium HEU highly enriched uranium

Related words

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