uraninite

Other forms: uraninites

Definitions of uraninite
  1. noun
    a mineral consisting of uranium oxide and trace amounts of radium and thorium and polonium and lead and helium; uraninite in massive form is called pitchblende which is the chief uranium ore
    synonyms: pitchblende
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    type of:
    uranium ore
    any ore from which uranium can be extracted
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