depleted uranium

noun

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).

Similar
depletalloy
Opposite
enriched uraniumLEUlow-enriched uraniumHALEUw:high-assay low-enriched uranium
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Meanings

noundepleted uranium (uncountable)
  1. uncountableUranium 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).

    Synonyms: depletalloy · Antonyms: enriched uranium, LEU, low-enriched uranium, HALEU, w:high-assay low-enriched uranium, SEU, slightly enriched uranium, HEU

Synonyms & antonyms

nounUranium 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).

Similar
depletalloy
Opposite
enriched uraniumLEUlow-enriched uraniumHALEUw:high-assay low-enriched uraniumSEUslightly enriched uraniumHEUhighly enriched uranium

Translations

Arabic يُورَانِيُوم مُنْضَب, يُورَانِيُوم مُسْتَنْفَد
  • يُورَانِيُوم مُنْضَب (yūrāniyūm munḍab)uranium that contains reduced U-235
  • يُورَانِيُوم مُسْتَنْفَد (yūrāniyūm mustanfad)uranium that contains reduced U-235
Chinese Mandarin 貧化鈾 /贫化铀, 貧鈾 /贫铀
  • 貧化鈾 /贫化铀 (pínhuàyóu)uranium that contains reduced U-235
  • 貧鈾 /贫铀 (pínyóu)uranium that contains reduced U-235
Finnish köyhdytetty uraani
  • köyhdytetty uraaniuranium that contains reduced U-235
French uranium appauvri
  • uranium appauvriuranium that contains reduced U-235
German abgereichertes Uran
  • abgereichertes Uranuranium that contains reduced U-235
Icelandic sneytt úran, rýrt úran
  • sneytt úranuranium that contains reduced U-235
  • rýrt úranuranium that contains reduced U-235
Italian uranio impoverito
  • uranio impoveritouranium that contains reduced U-235
Japanese 劣化ウラン
  • 劣化ウラン (rekka uran)uranium that contains reduced U-235
Russian обеднённый ура́н
  • обеднённый ура́н (obednjónnyj urán)uranium that contains reduced U-235
Swedish utarmat uran
  • utarmat uranuranium that contains reduced U-235
Ukrainian збіднений уран
  • збіднений уран (zbidnenyj uran)uranium that contains reduced U-235
Cite this entry
APA

depleted uranium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depleted%20uranium

MLA

“depleted uranium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depleted%20uranium. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “depleted uranium,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depleted%20uranium.

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