Meaning Of The Word Uraninite
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Uraninite Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Uraninite?
uraninite in American English
a hard, very heavy, dark-colored, radioactive mineral, UO2, the chief ore of uranium; uranium oxide noun: a mineral, probably originally uranium dioxide, UO2, but altered by radioactive decay, and usually containing uranium trioxide, lead, radium, and helium, occurring in several varieties, including pitchblende: the most important ore of uranium uraninite in British English noun: a blackish heavy radioactive mineral consisting of uranium oxide in cubic crystalline form together with radium, lead, helium, etc: occurs in coarse granite. Formula: UO2 |
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