• WORD WALL
     
    enrichment
    [inˈriCHmənt, enˈriCHmənt]
     
    NOUN
    enrichment (noun) · enrichments (plural noun)
    1. the action of improving or enhancing the quality or value of something.
      "enrichment of the soil for more plant growth" ·
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      "environments where youth can experience cultural enrichment"
      • the action of increasing the proportion of a particular isotope in an element, especially that of the isotope U-235 in uranium so as to make it suitable for use in a nuclear reactor or weapon.
        "a centrifuge plant for uranium enrichment" ·
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        "the enrichment process used to make nuclear fuel rods"
    2. the process of making someone wealthy or wealthier.
      "the policy was denounced as a means of enrichment of a small elite"