uranium hexafluoride
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noun Chemistry.
a colorless, water-insoluble, crystalline, volatile solid, UF 6 , used in its gaseous state in separating uranium 235 from uranium.
Origin:
1940–45
1940–45
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uranium hexafluoride (ˌhɛksəˈflʊəˌraɪd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| a compound used in the process of uranium enrichment that produces fissile material for nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons. Formula: UF6 | |
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Example sentences
After enrichment, depleted uranium hexafluoride is placed in large steel cylinders for storage.
It has converted yellowcake into uranium hexafluoride gas.
In the future, it is likely that depleted uranium hexafluoride cylinders will be transported to a conversion facility.
Before it can be enriched, natural uranium must be chemically converted into uranium hexafluoride.
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