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uran
[ yoo-ran ]
/ yʊˈræn /
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noun
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Origin of uran
<French ouran, varan<Arabic waran
Words nearby uran
uralite, Ural Mountains, Ural owl, Urals, Uralsk, uran, uranalysis, urania, Uranian, uranic, uranic oxide
Other definitions for uran (2 of 2)
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How to use uran in a sentence
A double phosphate of uranium and copper, called green uranite, and uran mica, occurs in Cornwall.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew UreBar'abas, the faithful servant of Ealph Lascours, captain of the Uran'ia.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.Uran´ia, Muse of astronomy: carries a staff pointing to a globe.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama|E. Cobham Brewer