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uranium [jʊˈreɪnɪəm] n (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a radioactive silvery-white metallic element of the actinide series. It occurs in several minerals including pitchblende, carnotite, and autunite and is used chiefly as a source of nuclear energy by fission of the radioisotope uranium-235. Symbol: U; atomic no.: 92; atomic wt.: 238.0289; half-life of most stable isotope, 238U:451 ✕ 109 years; valency: 2-6; relative density: 18.95 (approx.); melting pt.: 1135°C; boiling pt.: 4134°C [from New Latin, from Uranus2; from the fact that the element was discovered soon after the planet]
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Translations uranium n → Uran nt n uranium [juˈreiniəm] a radioactive element. uraan يورانيوم уран uran uran das Uran ουράνιο uranio uraan اورانیم uraani uranium אוּרַניוּם यूरेनियम uran urán úraníum, úran uranio ウラニウム 우라늄 uranas urāns uranium uranium uran uran urânio uraniu уран urán uran uranijum uran ยูเรเนียม uranyum 鈾 уран يورينيم، ايک ريڈيائي عنصر urani 铀 uranium → يورانيوم uran uran Uran ουράνιο uranio uraani uranium uran uranio ウラニウム 우라늄 uranium uran uran urânio уран uran ธาตุยูเรเนียม uranyum u-ra-nium 铀 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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