URANITE

Etymology

Noun

uranite (countable and uncountable, plural uranites)

A dark, lustrous, heavy mineral, a source of uranium and radium.

Anagrams

• Taurine, ruinate, taurine, urinate

Source: Wiktionary


U"ra*nite, n. Etym: [Cf. G. uranit, F. uranite.] (Min.)

Definition: A general term for the uranium phosphates, autunite, or lime uranite, and torbernite, or copper uranite.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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