Meaning of URANINITE
| Pronunciation: | | yû'ranu`nIt
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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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URANINITE is a 9 letter word that starts with U. |
| | Synonyms: | | pitchblende |
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| | See Also: | | atomic number 92, mineral, U, uranium, uranium ore | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \U*ran"i*nite\, n. (Min.)
A mineral consisting chiefly of uranium oxide with some lead,
thorium, etc., occurring in black octahedrons, also in masses
with a pitchlike luster; pitchblende.
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