URANIC

Etymology

Adjective

uranic (not comparable)

(chemistry) Containing uranium in higher valences than uranous compounds.

(historical) Heavenly, celestial; astronomical.

Anagrams

• anuric

Source: Wiktionary


U*ran"ic, a.

1. Of or pertaining to the heavens; celestial; astronomical. On I know not what telluric or uranic principles. Carlyle.

2. (Chem.)

Definition: Pertaining to, resembling, or containing uranium; specifically, designating those compounds in which uranium has a valence relatively higher than in uranous compounds.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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