Uraninite Definition

yo͝o-rānə-nīt
noun
A hard, very heavy, dark-colored, radioactive mineral, UO2, the chief ore of uranium; uranium oxide.
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Singular:
uraninite
Plural:
uraninites

Origin of Uraninite

  • German Uranin (from New Latin ūranium uranium uranium) –ite

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • uran- +"Ž -ine +"Ž -ite

    From Wiktionary

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