Currently, approximately 17% of electricity worldwide is produced by nuclear power plants, but in some countries, like France, over 75% of their electricity is produced by nuclear power (How Stuff Works). The United States, on the other hand, only produces about 15% of the electricity from nuclear power. Nuclear power plants use pellets to fuel the plants. A pellet contains approximately 3% U-235 that is encased in a ceramic matrix. Refueling the Reactor Core. Source: P. A. Scholle & D. S. Ulmer-Scholle, 1997, SEPM Photo CD-14, Environmental Sciences 5, SEPM, Tulsa, OK.
Definition of cervix. plural. cervices. play \ËsÉr-vÉ-ËsÄz, (Ë)sÉr-ËvÄ«-(Ë)sÄz\ or. cervixes. 1 : neck; especially : the back part of the neck. 2 : a constricted portion of an organ or part; especially : the narrow outer end of the uterus.
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word cervix uteri. Princeton's WordNet (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: cervix, uterine cervix, cervix uteri (noun)