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n.material which can be converted into a fissile material by a neutron-induced nuclear reaction, as uranium-238 or thorium-232
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fertile — adj. 1 a (of soil) producing abundant vegetation or crops. b fruitful. 2 a (of a seed, egg, etc.) capable of becoming a new individual. b (of animals and plants) able to conceive young or produce fruit. 3 (of the mind) inventive. 4 (of nuclear… … Useful english dictionary
fissile material — ▪ nuclear physics also called Fissionable Material, in nuclear physics, any species of atomic nucleus that can undergo the fission reaction. The principal fissile materials are uranium 235 (0.7 percent of naturally occurring uranium),… … Universalium
