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enrichment

  • /ɪnˈɹɪt͡ʃ.mənt/
  • [ɪnˈɹɪt͡ʃ.mn̩t]

noun enrichments · inrichment

  1. countable, uncountable The act of enriching or something enriched.
  2. countable, uncountable The process of making enriched uranium. That stockpile of 60% Uranium, if enriched to 90%, which is a relatively easy step, is enough for about nine bombs, according to experts. Just before the war started, Iran announced that it had built another new secret facility for enrichment that was due to come on stream soon.
  3. countable, uncountable The addition of sugar to grape juice used to make wine; chaptalization.
  4. countable, uncountable Extracurricular activities for students.
  5. countable, uncountable Stimulation provided for the mental wellbeing of a captive animal. The practice of enrichment to address these problems started in zoos and later spread to more intensively managed captive settings, such as farming and animal laboratories.

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Closest in meaning: prosperity, richness, riches, rich, wealth, abundant, enhancement, concentrated, improvement, enhanced, concentration, gain, betterment, development, broadening, supplementation

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noun the act of enriching

Españolenriquecimiento
Françaisenrichissement
DeutschBereicherung
Italianoarricchimento (1,2)
Русскийобогаще́ние obogaščénije
العربيةإِثْرَاء ʔiṯrāʔ

noun the process of making enriched uranium

Españolenriquecimiento
Françaisenrichissement
DeutschAnreicherung
Русскийобогаще́ние obogaščénije

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@misc{enrichment_2026,
  title = {enrichment},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/enrichment},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}