burnup

Definitions of burnup
  1. noun
    the amount of fuel used up (as in a nuclear reactor)
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    type of:
    consumption, expenditure, using up
    the act of consuming something
  2. noun
    a high-speed motorcycle race on a public road
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    type of:
    race
    a contest of speed
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