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PRONUNCIATION OF DEPLETED URANIUM

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEPLETED URANIUM

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Depleted uranium is a noun.
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WHAT DOES DEPLETED URANIUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Depleted uranium

Depleted uranium is uranium with a lower content of the fissile isotope U-235 than natural uranium.. Uses of DU take advantage of its very high density of 19.1 g/cm3. Civilian uses include counterweights in aircraft, radiation shielding in medical radiation therapy and industrial radiography equipment and containers used to transport radioactive materials. Military uses include defensive armor plating and armor-piercing projectiles. Most depleted uranium arises as a byproduct of the production of enriched uranium for use in nuclear reactors and in the manufacture of nuclear weapons. Enrichment processes generate uranium with a higher-than-natural concentration of lower-mass uranium isotopes with the bulk of the feed ending up as depleted uranium, in some cases with mass fractions of U-235 and U-234 less than a third of those in natural uranium. U-238 has a much longer halflife than the lighter isotopes, and DU therefore emits less alpha radiation than the same mass of natural uranium: the US Defense Department states DU used in US munitions has 60% of the radioactivity of natural uranium.

Definition of depleted uranium in the English dictionary

The definition of depleted uranium in the dictionary is uranium containing a smaller proportion of the isotope uranium–235 than is present in the natural form of uranium; used in anti-tank weapons and other armaments.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEPLETED URANIUM

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WORDS THAT END LIKE DEPLETED URANIUM

actinouranium
aluminium
chondrocranium
cranium
drepanium
endocranium
enriched uranium
epicranium
geranium
germanium
ivyleaf geranium
lemon geranium
pericranium
rose geranium
sparganium
titanium
trailing geranium
transuranium
uranium
zonal geranium

Synonyms and antonyms of depleted uranium in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «depleted uranium» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEPLETED URANIUM

Find out the translation of depleted uranium to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of depleted uranium from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «depleted uranium» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

贫铀
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

uranio empobrecido
570 millions of speakers

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depleted uranium
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

समाप्त यूरेनियम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اليورانيوم المنضب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

обедненный уран
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

urânio empobrecido
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হ্রাসপ্রাপ্ত ইউরেনিয়াম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

l´uranium appauvri
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Uranium hancur
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

abgereichertem Uran
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

劣化ウラン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

열화 우라늄
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Uranium sing kurang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

uran
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

யுரேனியம் குறைக்கப்பட்டது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कमी युरेनियम धातू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Azalan uranyum
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

uranio impoverito
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zubożony uran
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

збіднений уран
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

uraniu sărăcit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απεμπλουτισμένο ουράνιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uraan
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

utarmat uran
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

utarmet uran
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of depleted uranium

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEPLETED URANIUM»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about depleted uranium

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEPLETED URANIUM»

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Metal of dishonor, depleted uranium: how the Pentagon ...
The drastic health and environmental consequences of a new generation of radioactive weapons, Depleted Uranium (DU), currently being used in U.S.-waged wars are discussed in these essays.
Depleted Uranium Education Project, International Action Center (New York, N.Y.), 1999
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Depleted Uranium: Properties, Uses, and Health Consequences
Focusing on current, peer-reviewed data, this volume is the only available compilation book on the current understanding of the potential health hazards of depleted uranium exposure.
C. Miller Alexandra, 2006
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Depleted Uranium in Serbia and Montenegro: Post-conflict ...
This report presents the findings of the first-ever international assessment of the environmental impact of depleted uranium (DU) when used in a real conflict situation.
‎2002
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Nuclear Material: DoE¿s Depleted Uranium Tails Could be a ...
This testimony focuses on: (1) DoE¿s options for its tails; and (2) the potential value of DoE¿s tails and factors that affect the value. Illustrations. This is a print on demand report.
Gene Aloise (au), 2011
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Epidemiologic Studies of Veterans Exposed to Depleted ...
The book contains recommendations aimed at improving future epidemiologic studies and identifying current active-duty military personnel and veterans with potential DU exposure.
Committee on Gulf War and Health: Updated Literature Review of Depleted Uranium, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Institute of Medicine, 2008
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Gulf War and Health:: Updated Literature Review of Depleted ...
In a 2000 report, Gulf War and Health, Volume 1: Depleted Uranium, Sarin, Pyridostigmine Bromide, and Vaccines, the IOM concluded that there was not enough evidence to draw conclusions as to whether long-term health problems are associated ...
Committee on Gulf War and Health: Updated Literature Review of Depleted Uranium, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Institute of Medicine, 2008
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Depleted uranium: a case study of good and evil
Author summarizes and comments on concerns raised about depleted uranium by Dan Fahey and several others.
Bernard Rostker, Rand Corporation, 2002
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Gulf War and Health:: Volume 3. Fuels, Combustion Products, ...
The committee's approach was similar to that used in Gulf War and Health, Volume I: Depleted Uranium, Pyridostigmine Bromide, Sarin, and Vaccines and Gulf War and Health, Volume 2: Insecticides and Solvents (IOM 2000b, 2003a).
Committee on Gulf War and Health, Literature Review of Selected Environmental Particulates, Pollutants, and Synthetic Chemical Compounds, Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, 2005
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Depleted Uranium Weapons and International Law: A ...
When, under what conditions and to what extent is the use of such ammunition compatible with international law?
Avril McDonald, Jann K. Kleffner, Brigit C. A. Toebes, 2008
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Gulf War illnesses : understanding of health effects from ...
the current medical screening program for depleted uranium. This program is operated by DOD and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). We attempted to survey 194 veterans who had been notified about participation, and reached 128  ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEPLETED URANIUM»

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Obama's Nuclear Deal With Iran Hits Snag Over Weapons Buildup
With or without a deal, Iran's military is close to producing armor-piercing weapons made from either natural or depleted uranium, an ability ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
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International Isotopes Inc. Extends The Project Participation …
... Exchange Act of 1934, including statements with respect to the prospects of constructing the depleted uranium de-conversion facility. «Stockhouse, Jul 15»
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PHOTO: Tanks on a train
The M1 has a 120mm gun, is made with steel-covered, depleted uranium armor, and is designed to survive and function in nuclear, biological ... «Alton Telegraph, Jul 15»
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Vietnamese Globe: Divided by War, United by Poetry and Compassion
Two of my poems, “Depleted Uranium” and “Jumping Jack: The M16 Mines,” were published in the book, along with two of my translations of ... «Dissident Voice, Jul 15»
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Unspeakable evil in Tunisia has sparked personal inner-conflict
... to bits by the self-appointed world police, with their democracy-spreading drones and depleted uranium warheads – than a kafir like me is. «Western Morning News, Jul 15»
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VA to investigate Hamburg veteran's Call 4 Action
Dart has multiple sclerosis, which VA doctors have linked to depleted uranium Dart worked around when stationed in Kuwait during Operation ... «wivb.com, Jul 15»
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Jim Webb's résumé: a Democrat who out-Reagans the entire …
He knows it's a back door draft with shoddy equipment and depleted uranium. Senator-elect Webb carries the knowledge of how truly uncaring ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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VA investigates years-long delay in handicapped access for …
The incurable disease that has afflicted Dale Dart, 42, for more than 20 years is attributed to his exposure to depleted uranium used in ... «Buffalo News, Jul 15»
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Discovery of uranium 'breathing' bacterium; potential for nuclear …
“There is depleted uranium in a lot of armor-piercing munitions, so places like the Middle East that are experiencing war could be exposed to ... «Biotechin.Asia, Jun 15»
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Utah testimony on depleted uranium heard by federal regulators
Depleted uranium poses unique disposal challenges because it does not hit its peak radioactivity until 2.1 million years, and actually grows ... «KSL.com, Jun 15»

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