magnox
/ˈmægnɒks/noun
mass noun
1- a magnesium-based alloy used to enclose uranium fuel elements in some nuclear reactors镁诺克斯合金, 镁基合金。
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Magnox
as modifier denoting the first widely used British design of nuclear power station, which used fuel clad with this alloy（核电站设计）镁诺克斯式（的）。
词源
1950s: from the phrase mag（nesium） n（o） o（xidation）.