depleted uranium
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Noun edit
depleted uranium (uncountable)
- Uranium that contains a reduced (depleted) amount of the fissile isotope U-235 compared to natural uranium; 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.
Synonyms edit
- DU
- depletalloy (historical)
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uranium that contains reduced U-235
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Further reading edit
- depleted uranium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia