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• breeder reactor — n. a nuclear reactor generating nuclear energy and creating additional fuel by producing more fissile material than it consumes * * *       nuclear reactor that produces more fissionable material than it consumes to generate energy. This special… …   Universalium

• Breeder (disambiguation) — Breeder may refer to:*Breeder, a person who practices the vocation of mating carefully selected specimens of the same breed to reproduce specific, consistently replicable qualities and characteristics **Breeder (animal), an individual animal used …   Wikipedia

• breeder — ► NOUN 1) a person or animal that breeds. 2) a nuclear reactor which creates another fissile material (plutonium 239) as a by product of energy production by fission of uranium 238 …   English terms dictionary

• breeder reactor — n. a nuclear reactor generating nuclear energy and creating additional fuel by producing more fissile material than it consumes …   English World dictionary

• Breeder reactor — Assembly of the core of Experimental Breeder Reactor I in Idaho, 1951 A breeder reactor is a nuclear reactor that generates more fissile material in fuel than it consumes.[1] These reactors are considered appealing due to their superior fuel… …   Wikipedia

• breeder — noun Date: 1531 one that breeds: as a. an animal or plant kept for propagation b. one engaged in the breeding of a specified organism c. a nuclear reactor designed to produce more fissionable material than it uses as fuel called also breeder… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• breeder — /bree deuhr/, n. 1. an animal, plant, or person that produces offspring or reproduces. 2. a person who raises animals or plants primarily for breeding purposes. 3. Also called breeder reactor. Energy. a nuclear reactor in which more fissile… …   Universalium

• breeder — /ˈbridə/ (say breeduh) noun 1. someone or something that breeds. 2. a female animal old enough to be used for breeding. 3. Colloquial (humorous) (sometimes derogatory) a heterosexual person. 4. Also, breeder reactor. Physics a nuclear reactor in… …  

• Breeder reactor —   A reactor that both produces and consumes fissionable fuel, especially one that creates more fuel than it consumes. The new fissionable material is created by a process known as breeding, in which neutrons from fission are captured in fertile… …   Energy terms

• breeder — noun 1》 a person or animal that breeds. 2》 derogatory (in gay slang) a heterosexual person. 3》 a nuclear reactor which creates another fissile material (plutonium 239) as a by product of energy production by fission of uranium 238 …   English new terms dictionary

• breeder — breed•er [[t]ˈbri dər[/t]] n. 1) gen an animal, plant, or person that reproduces 2) gen a person who raises animals or plants primarily for breeding purposes 3) phs ene Also called breed′er reac tor. a nuclear reactor in which more fissile… …   From formal English to slang