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Word: Yellowcake
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1940s: so named because the oxide is obtained as a yellow precipitate
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈjɛləʊkeɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
impure uranium oxide obtained during processing of uranium ore.
Short Definition:impure uranium oxide
Definition:
a vanilla-flavoured sponge cake having a pale yellow colour from the egg yolks and butter in the recipe
Short Definition:vanilla cake with yellow colour
Examples:- spread icing over one layer of a yellow cake
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