nuclear fuel: Meaning and Definition of

nu'clear fu'el

Pronunciation: [key]
  1. fissile or fertile material that undergoes fission in a nuclear reactor.
  2. any light element, as hydrogen or helium, that undergoes fusion and gives off energy within the interior of stars.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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