depleted uranium
See also: depleted-uranium
English
Noun
depleted uranium (uncountable)
- Uranium that contains a reduced (depleted) amount of the fissile isotope U-235 compared to natural uranium; it is used in applications where radioactivity is not needed.
- Synonym: DU
- Antonym: enriched uranium
Translations
uranium that contains reduced U-235
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Further reading
depleted uranium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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