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2024
calutron
calutron
English
Noun
calutron
(
plural
calutrons
)
(
physics
)
A form of
mass spectrometer
used to separate the
isotopes
of
uranium
.
Translations
form of mass spectrometer used to separate the isotopes of uranium
Italian:
calutrone
m
Anagrams
culantro
Etymology
Coined by
Ernest Lawrence
from
Cal U.
(
“
UC Berkeley
”
)
+
-tron
.
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