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Uranium

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Word	Definition
atomic number 92noun	a heavy toxic silvery-white radioactive metallic element; occurs in many isotopes; used for nuclear fuels and nuclear weapons
unoun	The name of the Latin-script letter U/u.

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Word	Definition
unoun	The name of the Latin-script letter U/u.
atomic number 92noun	a heavy toxic silvery-white radioactive metallic element; occurs in many isotopes; used for nuclear fuels and nuclear weapons
plutoniumnoun	The transuranic chemical element with atomic number 94 and symbol Pu: a silvery-gray fissile radioactive actinide metal that tarnishes when exposed to air.
thoriumnoun	A chemical element (symbol Th) with atomic number 90. A weakly radioactive, malleable, moderately hard silvery metal that tarnishes black when exposed to air.
tritiumnoun	(physics) A radioactive isotope of the element hydrogen (symbol T, ³H or ³₁H) having one proton and two neutrons.
isotopenoun	(nuclear physics) Any of two or more forms of an element where the atoms have the same number of protons, but a different number of neutrons within their nuclei. Thus, isotopes have the same atomic number but a different mass number.
minenoun	An excavation from which ore or solid minerals are taken, especially one consisting of underground tunnels.
nuclearnoun	Nuclear power.
accelerateverb	(transitive) To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.
careernoun	One’s calling in life; one's working occupation or profession, especially when pursued seriously and/or over a long period of time.
enrichmentnoun	The act of enriching or something enriched.
238noun	—
actinonoun	—
careersnoun	One’s calling in life; one's working occupation or profession, especially when pursued seriously and/or over a long period of time.
enrichedverb	(transitive) To make (someone or something) rich or richer. [from 14th c.]
yellowcakenoun	A concentrated form of uranium ore containing a mixture of oxides.
u-238	—
u-235noun	Abbreviation of uranium-235. [(physics) 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.]
radionuclidenoun	(physics) a radioactive nuclide
actinidenoun	(chemistry) Any of the 15 radioactive elements of the periodic table from actinium to lawrencium that are positioned under the lanthanides, to which they have similar chemistry.