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YELLOWCAKE

Dictionary entry overview: What does yellowcake mean?

• YELLOWCAKE (noun)
The noun YELLOWCAKE has 1 sense:

1. an impure mixture of uranium oxides obtained during the processing of uranium ore

Familiarity information: YELLOWCAKE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• YELLOWCAKE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

An impure mixture of uranium oxides obtained during the processing of uranium ore

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

U308; yellowcake

Hypernyms ("yellowcake" is a kind of...):

chemical compound; compound ((chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight)

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