Etymology

uranium

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Today it means: The element with atomic number 92 and symbol U. A radioactive silvery-grey metal in the actinide series. Full definition →

English Uranus ← Latin Ūranus ← Ancient Greek Οὐρᾰνός (Ourănós)
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  1. Ancient Greekοὐρᾰνός (ourănós)
  2. Ancient GreekΟὐρᾰνός (Ourănós)
  3. LatinŪranus
  4. EnglishUranus
  5. English todayuranium

After Uranus (the planet), + -ium.

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