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yellowcake

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yel·low·cake  (yl-kk)
n.
The concentrated oxide of uranium formed in the milling of uranium ore.
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Noun1.yellowcake - an impure mixture of uranium oxides obtained during the processing of uranium ore
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chemical compound, compound - (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
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The study by the Institute for Science and International Security said there was scant evidence that Iran had supplemented its dwindling supply of yellowcake with domestic uranium mining.
Iran may be running out of yellowcake: study by AFP / AFP American Edition
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The previous Labor government had excluded uranium from all mining and exploration leases since June 2002 and had vowed to enshrine a ban on mining yellowcake in law if re-elected.
Resource-rich Western Australia lifts uranium mining ban by AFP / AFP Asian Edition
 
 
 
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