uraninite (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

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

English > *uraninite*: 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	pitchblende
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

HyperDic: uraninite