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uranium hexafluoride

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

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noun

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a binary compound of uranium and fluorine, UF6; it is a grey solid, or heavy gas, and is used in the uranium enrichment process to produce fuel for nuclear reactors or nuclear weapons

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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  • Hindi: किरणातु षटतरस्विनेय (kirṇātu ṣaṭatrasviney) — binary compound of uranium and fluorine, UF6
  • Italian: esafluoruro di uranio — binary compound of uranium and fluorine, UF6
  • Polish: heksafluorek uranu — binary compound of uranium and fluorine, UF6
  • Swedish: uranhexafluorid — binary compound of uranium and fluorine, UF6