pressurized water-cooled reactor

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• water-cooled reactor — noun nuclear reactor using water as a coolant • Hypernyms: ↑nuclear reactor, ↑reactor • Hyponyms: ↑boiling water reactor, ↑BWR, ↑pressurized water reactor, ↑PWR …   Useful english dictionary

• pressurized water reactor — noun a nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator; the steam produced can drive a steam turbine • Syn: ↑PWR • Hypernyms: ↑water cooled reactor * * * pressurized water reactor noun A nuclear reactor using water cooling at a… …   Useful english dictionary

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