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depleted uranium meaning

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WDepleted uranium
  • Depleted uranium (DU; also referred to in the past as Q-metal,
  • Most depleted uranium arises as a byproduct of the production of enriched uranium for use in nuclear
  • DU used in US munitions has 60% of the radioactivity of natural uranium.
depleted uranium

Meaning of depleted uranium for the defined word.

Grammatically, this idiom "depleted uranium" is a noun, more specifically, a singularia tantum.
  • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
    1. Nouns
      • Singularia tantum
        • Uncountable nouns
    Definiteness: Level 1
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    Definite    ➨     Versatile

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