Skip to main content

uraninite

/yoo-ran-uh-nahyt, -rey-nuh-/US // yʊˈræn əˌnaɪt, -ˈreɪ nə- //UK // (jʊˈrænɪˌnaɪt) //

铀矿石,铀矿,铀浓缩物,铀铁矿

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a mineral, probably originally uranium dioxide, UO2, but altered by radioactive decay, and usually containing uranium trioxide, lead, radium, and helium, occurring in several varieties, including pitchblende: the most important ore of uranium.

Examples

  • There were two other mines that produced the same uraninite ore as the one at which Hanlon was stationed.