uranite

[ yoor-uh-nahyt ]

/ ˈyʊər əˌnaɪt /

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noun Mineralogy.

any of the uranium phosphates, as autunite or torbernite.

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Origin of uranite

From the German word Uranit, dating back to 1785–95. See uranium, -ite¹

OTHER WORDS FROM uranite

u·ra·nit·ic

[yoor-uh-nit-ik], /ˌyʊər əˈnɪt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby uranite

uranic oxide, uranide, uraninite, uraniscus, uranism, uranite, uranite group, uranium, uranium 235, uranium 238, uranium 239

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How to use uranite 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 Ure
The magazine of uranite fuel capsules was nearly empty, now, he reflected.
Salvage in Space|John Stewart Williamson
Thus, helium was discovered in the sun's spectrum by Jansen and isolated from uranite by Ramsay in 1895.
A Brief History of Element Discovery, Synthesis, and Analysis|Glen W. Watson
It occurs in the pitchblende of Saxony, and the uranite of Cornwall.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley

Uranium is extracted from a metal or ore called uranite by mineralogists, and popularly known as pitch-blende.
Boys' Second Book of Inventions|Ray Stannard Baker

British Dictionary definitions for uranite

uranite

/ (ˈjʊərəˌnaɪt) /

noun

any of various minerals containing uranium, esp torbernite or autunite

Derived forms of uranite

uranitic (ˌjʊərəˈnɪtɪk), adjective

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