URANIUM 238
Dictionary entry overview: What does uranium 238 mean? • URANIUM 238 (noun)
The noun URANIUM 238 has 1 sense:
1. the commonest isotope of uranium; it is not fissionable but when irradiated with neutrons it produces fissionable plutonium 239
Familiarity information: URANIUM 238 used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• URANIUM 238 (noun)
Meaning:
The commonest isotope of uranium; it is not fissionable but when irradiated with neutrons it produces fissionable plutonium 239
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("uranium 238" is a kind of...):
atomic number 92; U; uranium (a heavy toxic silvery-white radioactive metallic element; occurs in many isotopes; used for nuclear fuels and nuclear weapons)
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