uranium hexafluoride
noun
uranium hexa·flu·o·ride
-ˌhek-sə-ˈflȯr-ˌīd 
-ˈflu̇r-
: a volatile compound UF6 of uranium and fluorine that is used in one major process of enriching uranium in uranium 235
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Another unknown, Heinonen notes, is where North Korea produces uranium hexafluoride gas.
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In its underground halls, centrifuges rapidly spin uranium hexafluoride gas to enrich uranium.
—Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2020
In its long underground halls, centrifuges rapidly spin uranium hexafluoride gas to enrich uranium.
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Byrichard Stone, science.org, 23 Sep. 2024
In its underground halls, centrifuges rapidly spin uranium hexafluoride gas to enrich uranium.
—Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2020
In its long underground halls, centrifuges rapidly spin uranium hexafluoride gas to enrich uranium.
—Fox News, 4 July 2020
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uranium hexafluoride
noun
uranium hexa·flu·o·ride
-ˌhek-sə-ˈflu̇(-ə)r-ˌīd
: a compound of uranium and fluorine that is used in one major process for the separation of uranium 235 from ordinary uranium
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