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  • noun Abbreviation of uranium-235.

Etymologies

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U the elemental symbol for uranium + 235 the atomic mass of this isotope.

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Examples

  • Uranium’s emissions were weaker than radium’s, but 0.7 percent of uranium existed as an isotope known as U-235 with a special property: it was as unsteady as a reeling drunk.

    Yellow Dirt Judy Pasternak 2010

  • And because the uranium in this device comes from the same stockpile as the U-235 we gave to the Iranians, the debris from the blast will have the exact same radioisotope signatures as the debris from the Kavir test.

    The Omega Theory Mark Alpert 2011

  • And because the uranium in this device comes from the same stockpile as the U-235 we gave to the Iranians, the debris from the blast will have the exact same radioisotope signatures as the debris from the Kavir test.

    The Omega Theory Mark Alpert 2011

  • The percentages of U-235 and U-232 in the fallout are the same.

    The Omega Theory Mark Alpert 2011

  • The rings would encircle the disks and the U-235 would go critical.

    The Omega Theory Mark Alpert 2011

  • The rings would encircle the disks and the U-235 would go critical.

    The Omega Theory Mark Alpert 2011

  • As for the Iran NIE of 2007 being discredited, note that there is not evidence cited of a secret program, no argument made that Iran could somehow make weapons-grade U-235 right in front of IAEA inspectors, just bland (baseless) assertions.

    Washington Post Shills for Terrorists « Antiwar.com Blog 2009

  • The percentages of U-235 and U-232 in the fallout are the same.

    The Omega Theory Mark Alpert 2011

  • Because U-235 decayed so slowly, the disks and rings emitted little radiation.

    The Omega Theory Mark Alpert 2011

  • Because U-235 decayed so slowly, the disks and rings emitted little radiation.

    The Omega Theory Mark Alpert 2011

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