Purex
/ˈpjʊərɛks/ /ˈpjɔːrɛks/(also PUREX)
noun
An industrial process for separating the plutonium and uranium from spent uranium fuel by using tri-n-butyl phosphate as a solvent. Also Purex process. Usually attributive.
Origin
1950s. Probably an acronym from the initial letters of plutonium uranium extraction.
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