uraninite
uraninite · uraninites
Uraninit, Pechblende
Any of several brownish-black forms of uranium dioxide, UO₂, that is the chief ore of…Any of several brownish-black forms of uranium dioxide, UO₂, (especially pitchblende) that is the chief ore of uranium; it is isomorphous with thorianite.
/jʊˈɹeɪnɪnaɪt/
Meaning
1 sensesAny of several brownish-black forms of uranium dioxide, UO₂, (especially pitchblende) that is the chief ore of uranium; it is isomorphous with thorianite.
Uraninit, Pechblende
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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By meaning 1
form of uranium dioxide:
Forms
plural: uraninites| Singular | uraninite |
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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:pitchblende