uranium hexafluoride

noun

a binary compound of uranium and fluorine, UF₆; it is a grey solid, or heavy gas, and is used in the uranium enrichment process to produce fuel for nuclear reactors or nuclear weapons

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Meanings

nounuranium hexafluoride (plural uranium hexafluorides)

plural uranium hexafluorides

  1. chemistrya binary compound of uranium and fluorine, UF₆; it is a grey solid, or heavy gas, and is used in the uranium enrichment process to produce fuel for nuclear reactors or nuclear weapons

Translations

Hindi किरणातु षटतरस्विनेय
  • किरणातु षटतरस्विनेय (kirṇātu ṣaṭatrasviney)binary compound of uranium and fluorine, UF6
Italian esafluoruro di uranio
  • esafluoruro di uraniobinary compound of uranium and fluorine, UF6
Polish heksafluorek uranu
  • heksafluorek uranubinary compound of uranium and fluorine, UF6
Swedish uranhexafluorid
  • uranhexafluoridbinary compound of uranium and fluorine, UF6
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