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- [yel-oh-keyk]
- /ˈyɛl oʊˌkeɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [yel-oh-keyk]
- /ˈyɛl oʊˌkeɪk/
Definitions of yellowcake word
- noun yellowcake a processed oxide of uranium, U 3 O 8 , extracted and concentrated from uranium ore: used as the raw material for commercial nuclear materials, especially fuel elements in nuclear reactors. 1
- noun yellowcake Impure uranium oxide obtained during processing of uranium ore. 1
- noun yellowcake semirefined uranium ore 0
- noun yellowcake a uranium concentrate, primarily (NH4)2U2O7 or Na2U2O7, obtained by the extraction of uranium from ores 0
- noun yellowcake A concentrated form of uranium ore containing a mixture of oxides. 0
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Origin of yellowcake
First appearance:
before 1945 One of the 6% newest English words
First recorded in 1945-50; yellow + cake
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Parts of speech for Yellowcake
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yellowcake popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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