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Norium vs Corium - What's the difference?

norium | corium |

As nouns the difference between norium and corium

is that norium is A rejected name for hafnium while corium is the inner layer of skin, the dermis.

norium

English

Noun

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  • (obsolete) (A rejected name for) hafnium.

    • corium

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (coria)
  • (anatomy) The inner layer of skin, the dermis.
  • (anatomy) The deep layer of mucous membranes beneath the epithelium.
  • (historical) Armour made of leather, particularly that used by the Romans.
    • (Fosbroke)

    Etymology 2

    Noun

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  • (nuclear physics) The lavalike material produced in a nuclear meltdown.
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  • * 2009', Wei Wei and Xin-rong Cao, "The Simulation of '''Corium Dispersion in Direct Containment Heating Accidents", ''Zero Carbon Energy Kyoto 2009 .
  • * 2011 , C. Journeau and M. Ficsher, Nuclear Safety in Light Water Reactors: Severe Accident Phenomenology , page 569:
    • As a result, dedicated core catchers have been designed that can gather the corium and cool it safely.
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