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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SYNROC

From syn( thetic) + roc( k).
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PRONUNCIATION OF SYNROC

synroc  [ˈsɪnˌrɒk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SYNROC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Synroc is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SYNROC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Synroc

Synroc, a portmanteau of "synthetic rock", is a means of safely storing radioactive waste. It was pioneered in 1978 by a team led by Dr Ted Ringwood at the Australian National University, with further research undertaken in collaboration with ANSTO at research laboratories in Lucas Heights.

Definition of synroc in the English dictionary

The definition of synroc in the dictionary is a titanium-ceramic substance that can incorporate nuclear waste in its crystals.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SYNROC


baroque
bəˈrɒk
bedrock
ˈbɛdˌrɒk
broch
brɒk
brock
brɒk
croc
krɒk
crock
krɒk
frock
frɒk
grok
ɡrɒk
Gyprock
ˈdʒɪprɒk
hardrock
ˈhɑːdˌrɒk
moonrock
ˈmuːnˌrɒk
mudrock
ˈmʌdˌrɒk
Ragnarok
ˈrɑːɡnəˌrɒk
rimrock
ˈrɪmˌrɒk
roc
rɒk
rock
rɒk
shamrock
ˈʃæmˌrɒk
sheetrock
ˈʃiːtˌrɒk
slickrock
ˈslɪkˌrɒk
traprock
ˈtræpˌrɒk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SYNROC

synoptic
synoptically
synoptist
synoptistic
synostosis
synovia
synovial
synovially
synovitic
synovitis
synsepalous
syntactic
syntactical
syntactically
syntactics
syntagm
syntagma
syntagmata
syntagmatic
syntagmatite

WORDS THAT END LIKE SYNROC

ad hoc
atoc
bloc
Ceroc
choc
cry havoc
doc
Duroc
en bloc
escroc
floc
havoc
Languedoc
Maroc
monobloc
nostoc
play havoc
post hoc
postdoc
siroc

Synonyms and antonyms of synroc in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «synroc» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SYNROC

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

Translator English - Chinese

人造岩石
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Synroc
570 millions of speakers

English

synroc
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

synroc
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

synroc
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Synroc
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

synroc
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

synroc
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

SYNROC
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Synch
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Synroc
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

synroc
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

synroc
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Synch
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

synroc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

synroc
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

समक्रिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

synroc
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

SYNROC
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

synroc
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Synroc
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

synroc
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

synroc
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

synroc
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

synroc
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

synroc
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of synroc

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SYNROC»

The term «synroc» is used very little and occupies the 187.740 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SYNROC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «synroc» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «synroc» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SYNROC»

Discover the use of synroc in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to synroc and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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New Scientist
SYNROC Precursor Synthetic rock (Synroc), incorporating radioactive nuclear waste, is made with this process (far left). Developed by a team at the Australian National University and the Australian Atomic Energy Commis- y sion, one of the  ...
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New Scientist
This makes it possible to talk of the amount of radiation received in terms of its " Synroc age". We can define this age as the amount of alpha irradiation the crystal will have received in a given period if the Synroc contains 10 per cent of high ...
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New Scientist
T H W K WORK WILL begin this year in Sydney, Australia, on the design and construction of a commercial demonstration plant to prove the feasibility of using a synthetic rock, known as synroc, for the safe disposal of highly radioactive nuclear ...
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Energy, Waste and the Environment: A Geochemical Perspective
Optical micrographs of (A) hot-pressed (at ANSTO) and (B) ICCM-produced (at SIA Radon) Synroc-C. loaded with 20 wt% HLW oxides. Scale bars: 500 p.m ( Sobolev el al. 1997rf). The geochemical behaviour of Tc, Np and Pu in spent.
R. Gieré, Peter Stille, 2004
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Popular Science
Tests show Synroc-D (for defense wastes) holds up 1,000 times better than glass for the leaching of most radioactive elements, says Ringwood. By contrast, some research shows that borosilicate glass might not be able to withstand ground ...
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Glass as a Waste Form and Vitrification Technology: Summary ...
This paper summarises the work that has been carried out on Synroc to establish its viability as an alternative waste form for the safe disposal of nuclear waste. The feasibility of production of good quality Synroc on a commercial scale has ...
Steering Committee on Vitrification of Radioactive Wastes, Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources, Division on Earth and Life Studies, 1997
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Radioactive Waste Management, Second Edition
SYNROC process. The SYNROC strategy for the immobilization of HLW was developed at the Australian National University (ANU) and first described in 1978.29'30 SYNROC is a synthetic rock that consists essentially of a small number of ...
James Saling, 2001
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Structural Chemistry of Inorganic Actinide Compounds
The most well-known among them are tailored ceramics and Synroc [24,26,77]. Due to the low actinide content in the HLW, most of the attention was focused on the incorporation of FPs, CPs, and some processing contaminants (Na, S).
Sergey Krivovichev, Peter Burns, Ivan Tananaev, 2006
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Waste Immobilization in Glass and Ceramic Based Hosts: ...
Table 7.2 Compositions of ceramics investigated for immobilizing HLW (mass%) Ceramic Composition Na2O K2O MgO CaO BaO/SrO TiO2 ZrO2 Fe2O3/FeO Supercalcine 0.2 — — 4.9 5.0 — 7.6 4.7 Synroc-A — — — 5.7 7.2 31.5 9.5 ...
Ian W. Donald, 2010
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Concise Encyclopedia of Advanced Ceramic Materials
Various Synroc compositions are possible, but all are titanate-mineral phase assemblages. The reference form, Synroc-C, consists of zirconolite (CaZrTi207), hollandite (Ba1_1(Al, Ti)§_§Ti'§f7O,6), perovskite (CaTiOs) and rutile phases.
R.J. Brook, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SYNROC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term synroc is used in the context of the following news items.
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Nuclear medicine in Australia: an interview with Doug Cubbin, ANM …
Secondly, there will be a co-located Synroc waste treatment plant which will deliver a safe way of managing by-products from nuclear medicine manufacture. «News-Medical.net, Mar 15»
2
Why nuclear industry needs to be paid $500/MWh
Long term storage of wastes for a large fee of course and using techniques like Synroc could also be a benefit for Australia. However I have no idea what the ... «RenewEconomy, Feb 15»
3
Crikey Clarifier: should nuclear waste be stored at Muckaty Station?
HAve you heard of Synroc, a synthetic 'rock' in which nuclear waste may be kept safely for 'ever'?? Look it up on Google, as it seems to me to be the answer to ... «Crikey, Nov 13»
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Election 2013 Essays: Australia for the long term
Technologies like Synroc, which can be used for this purpose, have been available for decades. Hopefully, this will be one area where a more conservative ... «The Conversation, Sep 13»
5
A Sydney council's nuclear waste warning
"Synroc is the safest, most cost-effective waste treatment method available anywhere in the world, and treated waste will be sent to the national waste facility ... «The Daily Telegraph, Apr 13»
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Радиоотходы – в керамические матрицы
Рецептуры есть хорошие (например, керамики SYNROC), но сам процесс отверждения и захоронения чрезвычайно затратный из-за сложности ... «Наука и технологии России, Feb 13»
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Australia to expand isotope production
The collocated waste treatment plant will use Synroc, a suite of technologies developed by Ansto for immobilising various forms of intermediate- and high-level ... «World Nuclear News, Oct 12»
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Aussie govt invests $168m in nuclear manufacturing
This world's first synroc plant will generate 250 jobs, and help half a million Australians and millions of people around the world, reports Nine News. According to ... «Manufacturers' Monthly, Sep 12»
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A nuclear waste disposal system enabled by hot isostatic pressing …
ANSTO has over 30 years' experience in the development of synroc waste forms for the immobilisation and safe disposal of high level (HLW) and intermediate ... «International Powder Metallurgy Directory, Aug 12»
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Анатолий Богуславский о радиоактивных отходах
... предложил включение элементов ВАО в полифазные титанатные керамики Synroc на основе цирконолита, голландита, перовскита и оксидов титана. «Компьютерра-Онлайн, Nov 10»

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« EDUCALINGO. Synroc [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/synroc>. Apr 2024 ».
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