ALL meanings of yellowcake
yel·low·cake
Y y - noun yellowcake Impure uranium oxide obtained during processing of uranium ore. 1
- 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 A concentrated form of uranium ore containing a mixture of oxides. 0
- 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