"nuclear poison" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nuclear poisons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} nuclear poison (plural nuclear poisons)
  1. Something that absorbs neutrons very well, hence sabotaging a nuclear chain reaction Wikipedia link: nuclear poison Categories (topical): Materials, Neutron, Nuclear energy, Nuclear physics Synonyms: neutron poison
    Sense id: en-nuclear_poison-en-noun-ha5JRZOQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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