fuel rods

A form of fuel rod — A long zirconium tube, filled with pellets of uranium oxide, stacked in bundles inside a nuclear reactor as fuel.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of fuel rod
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fuel rods,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fuel%20rods.

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