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uranium hexafluoride
uranium hexafluoride (ˌhɛksəˈflʊəˌraɪd) n (Nuclear Physics) a compound used in the process of uranium enrichment that produces fissile material for nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons. Formula: UF6ura′nium hexafluor′ide
n. a colorless, water-insoluble, crystalline, volatile solid, UF6, used in its gaseous state in separating uranium 235 from uranium. [1940–45] uranium hexafluoride
uranium hexafluoride[yə′rā·nē·əm ¦hek·sə′flu̇r‚īd] (inorganic chemistry) UF6 Highly toxic, radioactive, corrosive, colorless crystals; soluble in carbon tetrachloride, fluorocarbons, and liquid halogens; it reacts vigorously with alcohol, water, ether, and most metals, and it sublimes; used to separate uranium isotopes in the gaseous-diffusion process. AcronymsSeehexagon |