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YELLOWCAKE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does yellowcake mean? 

YELLOWCAKE (noun)
  The noun YELLOWCAKE has 1 sense:

1. an impure mixture of uranium oxides obtained during the processing of uranium oreplay

  Familiarity information: YELLOWCAKE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


YELLOWCAKE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An impure mixture of uranium oxides obtained during the processing of uranium ore

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

U308; yellowcake

Hypernyms ("yellowcake" is a kind of...):

chemical compound; compound ((chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight)


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