"supergrade" meaning in English

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Adjective

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Etymology: From super- + grade. Etymology templates: {{af|en|super-|grade}} super- + grade Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} supergrade (not comparable)
  1. Of plutonium: containing a very small portion of isotopes other than plutonium-239 (especially plutonium-240) (less than perhaps 3%), making the plutonium especially suitable for nuclear weapons Wikipedia link: supergrade Tags: not-comparable Coordinate_terms: reactor grade, fuel grade, weapons-grade
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