| Pronunciation: | | 'pich`blend
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[n] a mineral consisting of uranium oxide and trace amounts of radium and thorium and polonium and lead and helium; uraninite in massive form is called pitchblende which is the chief uranium ore |
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PITCHBLENDE is a 11 letter word that starts with P. |
| | Synonyms: | | uraninite |
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| | See Also: | | atomic number 92, mineral, U, uranium, uranium ore |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pitch"blende`\, n. [1st pitch + blende.] (Min.)
A pitch-black mineral consisting chiefly of the oxide of
uranium; uraninite. See {Uraninite}.
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