uranium

noun/jʊˈreɪniəm/

Frequency rank: #5,098 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

A heavy radioactive metallic element used as nuclear fuel.

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Example sentence

Scientists discovered that uranium can be used as fuel in nuclear power plants.

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