uranium oxide

American  

noun

Chemistry.

1. any of the compounds of uranium and oxygen, as UO 2 , UO 3 , U 4 O 9 , or U 3 O 8 .

2. uranium dioxide.

3. uranium trioxide.

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Etymology

Origin of uranium oxide

First recorded in 1885–90

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uranium oxide

There, the ore gets turned into uranium oxide or what is commonly known as “yellowcake” because of its bright lemony color.

From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2024

With a thermal conductivity higher than traditional fuel made from uranium oxide, uranium silicide is deemed more efficient and safer.

From Science Magazine ● Jul. 15, 2021

In the United States, uranium ores contain from 0.05–0.3% of the uranium oxide U3O8; the uranium in the ore is about 99.3% nonfissionable U-238 with only 0.7% fissionable U-235.

From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019

As production increases this year, far more will be needed to process the 15 million pounds of uranium oxide that the mine aims to produce annually.

From New York Times ● May 2, 2017

He spent all of five minutes bombarding uranium oxide, and, detecting no neutrons in his apparatus, gave up.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik