uranium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The element with atomic number 92 and symbol U. A radioactive silvery-grey metal in the actinide series.

Pronunciation

ūrā'nēəm /ˌjuːˈɹeɪniəm/ /jʊˈɹeɪniəm/ /ˌjyːˈɹəɪ̯nɪ̝əm/ /jʏˈɹəɪ̯nɪ̝əm/ en-us-uranium.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-uranium.wav

Word forms

uranium uraniums urania

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek οὐρᾰνός (ourănós) Ancient Greek Οὐρᾰνός (Ourănós)der. Latin Ūranusbor. English Uranus Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English uranium After Uranus (the planet), + -ium.

Related words

uranate Urania Uranian autunite coffinite green salt hex oralloy pitchblende torbernite tuballoy yellowcake

Derived words

actino-uranium depleted uranium eka-uranium enriched uranium highly-enriched uranium low-enriched uranium natural uranium slightly-enriched uranium slightly enriched uranium triuranium octaoxide uran- uranate uraniate uranic uraniferous uraninite uranite uranitic uranium-232 uranium-233 uranium-234 uranium-235 uranium-238 uranium-239 uranium-240 uranium acetate uranium-bloom uranium bomb uranium borohydride uranium dioxide uranium fission uranium glass uranium-green uranium hexafluoride uranium I uranium II uranium lead uranium-lead dating uranium nitrate uranium nitride uranium-ocher uranium-ochre uranium-orange uranium oxide uranium phosphate uranium series uranium tetrafluoride uranium-thorium dating uranium trioxide uranium vitriol uranium X2 uranium X uranium X1 uranium Y uranium-yellow uranium Z urano- uranous uranyl weapons-grade uranium

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