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enrichment

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[en-rich-muhnt] / ɛnˈrɪtʃ mənt /

noun

  1. an act of enriching.

  2. the state of being enriched.

  3. something that enriches.

    the enrichments of education and travel.


Other Word Forms

  • self-enrichment noun

Etymology

Origin of enrichment

First recorded in 1620–30; enrich + -ment

Example Sentences

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No more domestic enrichment of uranium for nuclear fuel, the president said.

From The Wall Street Journal

They told him the talks had gone badly: Tehran wasn’t willing to end its nuclear enrichment or dismantle its missile program, the officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal

But his red line converged on the demand for zero nuclear enrichment.

From BBC

Iran has repeatedly stated it does not want to build a nuclear weapon and that nuclear enrichment would be for exclusively peaceful purposes.

From Los Angeles Times

Even enrichment to 1.5% purity would constitute half or more of the technical effort needed to achieve weapons-grade uranium.

From The Wall Street Journal