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
- : 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.
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