ALL meanings of uranium hexafluoride
u·ra·ni·um hex·a·fluor·ide
U u - noun uranium hexafluoride a colorless, water-insoluble, crystalline, volatile solid, UF 6 , used in its gaseous state in separating uranium 235 from uranium. 1
- noun uranium hexafluoride (chemistry) a binary compound of uranium and fluorine, UF6; it is a grey solid, or heavy gas, and is used in the uranium enrichment process to produce fuel for nuclear reactors or nuclear weapons. 0
- noun uranium hexafluoride a compound used in the process of uranium enrichment that produces fissile material for nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons. Formula: UF6 0