uranic oxide

American  

noun

Chemistry.

1. uranium dioxide.

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Etymology

Origin of uranic oxide

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

We give in the following lines the most interesting parts of the two papers of Mr. Burnett: * * * “The next class of processes are dependent on the sensitiveness to light of the salts of uranic oxide or sesquioxide of uranium, U2O3.”

From Project Gutenberg

I have used for the solution of the uranic oxide for this process a variety of acids with very similar results; the sensitiveness of the prepared paper to light varying much, however.

From Project Gutenberg