HyperDic: pitchblende

English > 1 sense of the word *pitchblende*:
NOUN	substance	pitchblende, uraninite	a mineral consisting of uranium oxide and trace amounts of radium and thorium and polonium and lead and helium

pitchblende > pronunciation
Sounds	pih'chbleh.nd
Rhymes	amend ... wend: 48 rhymes with ehnd...

English > *pitchblende*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
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.
Synonym	uraninite
Broader	uranium ore	Any ore from which uranium can be extracted
Substances	uranium, U, atomic number 92	A heavy toxic silvery-white radioactive metallic element
Spanish	pechblenda, uraninita
Catalan	pechblenda, uraninita