Meanings
nounuraninite (plural uraninites)
plural uraninites
- chemistryAny of several brownish-black forms of uranium dioxide, UO₂, (especially pitchblende) that is the chief ore of uranium; it is isomorphous with thorianite.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna 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
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Broader
uranium ore
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Origin
Translations
Bulgarian уранинит
- уранинит (uraninit)form of uranium dioxide
Chinese Mandarin 瀝青鈾礦 /沥青铀矿, 晶質鈾礦 /晶质铀矿
- 瀝青鈾礦 /沥青铀矿 (lìqīng yóukuàng)form of uranium dioxide
- 晶質鈾礦 /晶质铀矿 (jīngzhì yóukuàng)form of uranium dioxide
Czech uraninit, smolinec
- uraninitform of uranium dioxide
- smolinecform of uranium dioxide
Dutch uraniniet
- uraninietform of uranium dioxide
Finnish uraniniitti
- uraniniittiform of uranium dioxide
French uraninite
- uraniniteform of uranium dioxide
German Uraninit, Pechblende
- Uraninitform of uranium dioxide
- Pechblendeform of uranium dioxide
Icelandic úranínít
- úranínítform of uranium dioxide
Italian uraninite
- uraniniteform of uranium dioxide
Romanian uraninit
- uraninitform of uranium dioxide
Slovak uraninit, smolinec
- uraninitform of uranium dioxide
- smolinecform of uranium dioxide
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APA
uraninite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uraninite
MLA
“uraninite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uraninite. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uraninite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uraninite.
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