noun

• 1mass noun Impure uranium oxide obtained during processing of uranium ore.

  ‘The natural uranium and yellowcake stored at Tuwaitha was not nuclear bomb grade material.’

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  • ‘The process of uranium enrichment is incredibly difficult and energy intensive. Thousands of tons of uranium ore should be processed into powder form called yellowcake.’
  • ‘Included in those facilities, say analysts, is a process line for turning uranium ore into yellowcake, the first step in the process towards enriching it into weapons-grade material.’
  • ‘The problem of uranium-contaminated groundwater dates back to the Cold War when mines and mills throughout the United States produced millions of tons of uranium oxide, or yellowcake, to build nuclear bombs.’
• 2yellow cakeUS A vanilla-flavoured sponge cake having a pale yellow colour from the egg yolks and butter in the recipe.

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  • ‘spread icing over one layer of a yellow cake’