magnox

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noun

An alloy of magnesium and aluminium used, with a non-oxidizing cover, as cladding for fuel rods in Magnox nuclear power stations.

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Meanings

magnox1

nounmagnox (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn alloy of magnesium and aluminium used, with a non-oxidizing cover, as cladding for fuel rods in Magnox nuclear power stations.

Magnox2

nounMagnox (plural Magnoxes)

plural Magnoxes

  1. an early type of nuclear power station also used for the production of weapons-grade plutonium

Origin

Abbreviation of magnesium non-oxidising.

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APA

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

MLA

“magnox.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magnox. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “magnox,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magnox.

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