"DU" meaning in English

See DU in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} DU
  1. Initialism of University of Denver. Wikidata QID: Q519427 Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: University of Denver
    Sense id: en-DU-en-name-en:Q519427 Categories (other): Universities Disambiguation of Universities: 59 19 22

Noun

Forms: DUs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} DU (countable and uncountable, plural DUs)
  1. Initialism of depleted uranium. Wikidata QID: Q9698 Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: depleted uranium Hypernyms: mul:U, uranium Coordinate_terms: NU, natural uranium
    Sense id: en-DU-en-noun-en:Q9698 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Uranium Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 49 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 9 42 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 46 49 Disambiguation of Uranium: 0 100 0
  2. Symbol for Dobson unit. Wikidata QID: Q740585 Tags: alt-of, countable, symbol, uncountable Alternative form of: Dobson unit
    Sense id: en-DU-en-noun-en:Q740585 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 49 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 9 42 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 46 49

Inflected forms

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          "word": "HALEU"
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          "word": "w:high-assay low-enriched uranium"
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          "word": "SEU"
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          "word": "slightly enriched uranium"
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