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Thermal Reactor

Definition: Thermal Reactor

Thermal Reactor

Noun

1. A nuclear reactor in which nuclear fissions are caused by neutrons that are slowed down by a moderator.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

Specialty Definitions: Thermal Reactor

Domain	Definitions
Energy	A reactor in which the fission chain reaction is sustained primarily by thermal neutrons. Most current reactors are thermal reactors. (references)
Mining	A nuclear reactor in which the fission chain reaction is sustained primarily by thermal neutrons. Most reactors are thermal reactors. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Antonym: fast reactor (n). (additional references)

Crosswords: Thermal Reactor

Specialty definitions using "thermal reactor": barton oxide ♦ disadvantage factor ♦ Fertile material ♦ nuclear rocket engine, NUCLEAR-FUELS RESEARCH ENGINEER ♦ Thermal breeder reactor. (references)

Commercial Usage: Thermal Reactor

Domain	Title
Books	Proceedings of the International Ans/Ens Topical Meeting on Thermal Reactor Safety San Diego, California U.S.A., February 206, 1986/No 2700106 (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Modern Translations: Thermal Reactor

Language		Translations for "thermal reactor"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Turkish		termik santral, termal reaktör. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: Thermal Reactor

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-c-e-e-h-l-m-o-r-r-r-t-t"
	-4 letters: maltreater, tachometer, tracheolar.
	-5 letters: altercate, charlotte, charterer, chatterer, clathrate, clatterer, correlate, craterlet, ectotherm, latecomer, macerator, octameter, recharter, rectorate, retractor, rotameter, tracheate, tracheole, trochleae, trochlear.
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Alternative Orthography: Thermal Reactor

Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

54 68 65 72 6D 61 6C 52 65 61 63 74 6F 72

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010100 01101000 01100101 01110010 01101101 01100001 01101100 00100000 01010010 01100101 01100001 01100011 01110100 01101111 01110010

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#84 &#104 &#101 &#114 &#109 &#97 &#108 &#32 &#82 &#101 &#97 &#99 &#116 &#111 &#114

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0054 0068 0065 0072 006D 0061 006C 0052 0065 0061 0063 0074 006F 0072

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

54747184796778252716769868184

INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Translations: Modern

5. Anagrams
6. Orthography
7. Bibliography

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