Concept

Depleted uranium

Properties

SES ID
  • 9616
Notation
  • 9616
In scheme
Broader
Scope note
  • Combine with context (Firing ranges, places, name of conflict, countries).
Definition
  • Uranium from which the fissionable isotope uranium-235 has been extracted, obtained as a by-product of uranium enrichment or reprocessing; often used (on account of its very high density) to make armour-piercing ammunition.