uranite

American  

[yoor-uh-nahyt] / ˈyʊər əˌnaɪt /

noun

Mineralogy.

1. any of the uranium phosphates, as autunite or torbernite.

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uranite British  

/ ˈjʊərəˌnaɪt, ˌjʊərəˈnɪtɪk /

noun

1. any of various minerals containing uranium, esp torbernite or autunite

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Other Word Forms

• uranitic adjective

Etymology

Origin of uranite

From the German word Uranit, dating back to 1785–95. See uranium, -ite ¹

Example Sentences

Thus, helium was discovered in the sun's spectrum by Jansen and isolated from uranite by Ramsay in 1895.

From A Brief History of Element Discovery, Synthesis, and Analysis by Watson, Glen W.

The magazine of uranite fuel capsules was nearly empty, now, he reflected.

From Salvage in Space by Williamson, Jack

There was his bill at Millen and Helion, Mars, for uranite and supplies.

From Salvage in Space by Williamson, Jack

Oxyd of uranite, at St. Simphorien de Marmagne, in the department of La C�te d'Or.

From Paris as It Was and as It Is by Blagdon, Francis W.