mixed oxide

English

Noun

mixed oxide (plural mixed oxides)

  1. (inorganic chemistry) Any mixture of the oxides of more than one metal, but especially the blend of plutonium and uranium oxides that is used (as MOX fuel) in nuclear reactors
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