yellowcaken.

Brit.

/ˈjɛləʊkeɪk/, U.S.

/ˈjɛloʊˌkeɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: yellow adj., cake n.

Etymology: < yellow adj. + cake n.

An impure mixture of uranium compounds obtained as a coarse yellow precipitate at an early stage in the processing of uranium ore. Often attributive, esp. as yellowcake uranium.The chief constituent of yellowcake is typically the oxide U₃O₈.

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yellowcake1949

1949 A. C. Richardson et al. Final Rep. Recovery Uranium from Carnotite Ores (U.S. Atomic Energy Comm.) 10 The occurrence of an inflection point on the pH versus acid addition curve defines the complete precipitation of the sodium uranyl vanadate or yellow cake.

1950 Mining Congr. Jrnl. Oct. 30/2 Through pH adjustment by regulated additions of sulphuric acid virtually all of the uranium is precipitated as ‘yellowcake’, an artificial carnotite.

1971 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 11 June 7/7 A West German..group has undertaken to find a market for 4 million pounds of uranium oxide (yellow cake) annually.

1977 Assoc. Press (Nexis) 10 June Something occurred..to cause the sharp escalation in the price of ‘yellowcake’ uranium.

1981 T. Barling Bikini Red North i. 34 Will anything positive be done to stop the French selling yellowcake or hardware on the open market?

2006 S. Poole Unspeak ix. 234 There was much discussion in US and UK media on the question of whether governments had lied about yellowcake uranium in Niger.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	yellowcake
释义	yellowcaken. Brit. /ˈjɛləʊkeɪk/, U.S. /ˈjɛloʊˌkeɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: yellow adj., cake n. Etymology: < yellow adj. + cake n. An impure mixture of uranium compounds obtained as a coarse yellow precipitate at an early stage in the processing of uranium ore. Often attributive, esp. as yellowcake uranium.The chief constituent of yellowcake is typically the oxide U₃O₈. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > ore > [noun] > metal ore > uranium ore > oxide of uranium yellowcake1949 1949 A. C. Richardson et al. Final Rep. Recovery Uranium from Carnotite Ores (U.S. Atomic Energy Comm.) 10 The occurrence of an inflection point on the pH versus acid addition curve defines the complete precipitation of the sodium uranyl vanadate or yellow cake. 1950 Mining Congr. Jrnl. Oct. 30/2 Through pH adjustment by regulated additions of sulphuric acid virtually all of the uranium is precipitated as ‘yellowcake’, an artificial carnotite. 1971 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 11 June 7/7 A West German..group has undertaken to find a market for 4 million pounds of uranium oxide (yellow cake) annually. 1977 Assoc. Press (Nexis) 10 June Something occurred..to cause the sharp escalation in the price of ‘yellowcake’ uranium. 1981 T. Barling Bikini Red North i. 34 Will anything positive be done to stop the French selling yellowcake or hardware on the open market? 2006 S. Poole Unspeak ix. 234 There was much discussion in US and UK media on the question of whether governments had lied about yellowcake uranium in Niger. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1949
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