Phrase guide

nuclear fuel

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A radioactive material, such as uranium, used to power a nuclear reactor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

fuel (such as uranium) that can be used in nuclear reactors as a source of electricity

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: fuel

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Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: nüvə yanacağı — radioactive fuel
  • Chinese Mandarin: 核燃料 (héránliào) — radioactive fuel
  • Finnish: ydinpolttoaine — radioactive fuel
  • German: Kernbrennstoff — radioactive fuel
  • Japanese: 核燃料 (kakunenryō) — radioactive fuel
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kjernebrensel — radioactive fuel
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kjernebrensel — radioactive fuel
  • Russian: я́дерное то́пливо (jádernoje tóplivo) — radioactive fuel
  • Swedish: kärnbränsle — radioactive fuel
  • Ukrainian: я́дерне па́ливо (jáderne pályvo) — radioactive fuel