Chernobylite

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A technogenic crystalline zirconium silicate containing uranium as a solid solution, discovered in the corium produced by the Chernobyl nuclear accident. uncountable
  2. 2
    A survivor of the Chernobyl disaster.

    "The man who interrogated the driver commented that vigilance was needed to ensure that people did not get rich off the misfortune of the “Chernobylites.”"

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"The man who interrogated the driver commented that vigilance was needed to ensure that people did not get rich off the misfortune of the “Chernobylites.”"

Etymology

From Chernobyl + -ite.

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