pitchblende
pitchblende · pitchblendes
уранинит, урановая смолка, смоляная обманка
Pechblende
Naturally-occurring uranium oxide, a variety of the mineral uraniniteNaturally-occurring uranium oxide, a variety of the mineral uraninite.
/ˈpɪtʃblɛnd/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Naturally-occurring uranium oxide, a variety of the mineral uraninite.
Pechblende
уранини́тuraninít, ура́новая смо́лкаuránovaja smólka, смоляна́я обма́нкаsmoljanája obmánka
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
Translations
4 languagesРусский
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a type of uraninite:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a type of uraninite:
Origin
From German Pechblende, from Pech (“pitch”) + Blende (“blende”).From German Pechblende, from Pech (“pitch”) + Blende (“blende”).
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Forms
plural: pitchblendes| Singular | pitchblende |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- 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:uraninite
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable