plutonium dioxide

English

Noun

plutonium dioxide (uncountable)

  1. (inorganic chemistry) The yellow-brown solid, PuO2, formed by the spontaneous oxidation of plutonium metal; it is used in mixed oxide fuel for nuclear reactors
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