uranium hexafluoride

noun

uranium hexa·flu·o·ride -ˌhek-sə-ˈflȯr-ˌīd

-ˈflu̇r-

: a volatile compound UF₆ of uranium and fluorine that is used in one major process of enriching uranium in uranium 235

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web In its underground halls, centrifuges rapidly spin uranium hexafluoride gas to enrich uranium.

Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2020 In its long underground halls, centrifuges rapidly spin uranium hexafluoride gas to enrich uranium.

Fox News, 4 July 2020 In its long underground halls, centrifuges rapidly spin uranium hexafluoride gas to enrich uranium.

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Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of uranium hexafluoride was in 1899

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