calutron

Noun

Meaning

calutron (plural calutrons)

(physics) A form of mass spectrometer used to separate the isotopes of uranium.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Anagrams

culantro

Examples

A production-scale mass spectrometer named the Calutron was developed during World War II that provided some of the 235 U used for the Little Boy nuclear bomb, which was dropped over Hiroshima in 1945. Source: Internet

Properly the term 'Calutron' applies to a multistage device arranged in a large oval around a powerful electromagnet. Source: Internet

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