uranium nitride

noun

An insoluble binary compound of uranium and nitrogen, (UN)ₙ, used as fuel rods in nuclear reactors

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Meanings

nounuranium nitride (plural uranium nitrides)

plural uranium nitrides

  1. chemistryAn insoluble binary compound of uranium and nitrogen, (UN)ₙ, used as fuel rods in nuclear reactors
  2. chemistryThe ring compound U₈N₁₆, containing alternate azide and nitride groups, soluble in hydrocarbon solvents
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