enrichment

(ĕn-rĭch'mənt)
n.

1. The act of enriching or the state of being enriched.
2. Something that enriches.

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The process of increasing the abundance of a specified isotope in a mixture of isotopes. It is usually applied to an increase in the proportion of U–235, or the addition of Pu–239 to natural uranium for use in a nuclear reactor or weapon.

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The addition of nutrients to foods. Although often used interchangeably, the term fortification is used of legally imposed additions, and enrichment means the addition of nutrients beyond the levels originally present. See also nutrification; restoration.

1. A term usually applied to flour that, after the milling has stripped it of the wheat germ and other nutritious elements, has niacin, riboflavin and thiamin added back into it. U.S. Law requires that flours not containing wheat germ must have these nutrients replenished. 2. enriching and thickening a sauce with the last-minute addition of an ingredient such as butter, cream or egg yolks.

noun

Something added to another for embellishment or completion: accompaniment, complement, enhancement. See accompanied.

The addition of nutrients to a food system. See Vitamins, Minerals, Nutrition.

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For a list of words related to enrichment, see:

• Nuclear and Particle Physics - enrichment: process in which number of fissionable nuclei of an element such as uranium is increased

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