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enriched uranium

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Uranium enriched with a higher than normal amount of the fissile isotope U-235; used in nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: chemistry, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, war

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: DU, depleted uranium

Broader terms: mul:U, uranium

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15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: verrykte uraan — uranium enriched with a higher amount of U-235
  • Arabic: يُورَانِيُوم مُخَصَّب (yūrāniyūm muḵaṣṣab) — uranium enriched with a higher amount of U-235
  • Chinese Mandarin: 濃縮鈾 /浓缩铀 (nóngsuōyóu) — uranium enriched with a higher amount of U-235
  • Finnish: väkevöity uraani — uranium enriched with a higher amount of U-235
  • French: uranium enrichi — uranium enriched with a higher amount of U-235
  • German: angereichertes Uran — uranium enriched with a higher amount of U-235
  • Icelandic: auðgað úran — uranium enriched with a higher amount of U-235
  • Italian: uranio arricchito — uranium enriched with a higher amount of U-235
  • Japanese: 濃縮ウラン (nōshuku uran) — uranium enriched with a higher amount of U-235
  • Norwegian Bokmål: anriket uran — uranium enriched with a higher amount of U-235
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: opprikt uran — uranium enriched with a higher amount of U-235
  • Polish: wzbogacony uran — uranium enriched with a higher amount of U-235
  • Russian: обогащённый ура́н (obogaščónnyj urán) — uranium enriched with a higher amount of U-235
  • Swedish: anrikat uran — uranium enriched with a higher amount of U-235
  • Ukrainian: збага́чений ура́н (zbaháčenyj urán) — uranium enriched with a higher amount of U-235