Definitions for uraniumyʊˈreɪ ni əm

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

u•ra•ni•umyʊˈreɪ ni əm(n.)

  1. a white, lustrous, radioactive, metallic element, isotopes of which are used in atomic and hydrogen bombs and as a fuel in nuclear reactors.

    Category: Chemistry

    Ref: Symbol: U; 5

Origin of uranium:

< G (1790), after the planet Uranus

Princeton's WordNet

  1. uranium, U, atomic number 92(noun)

    a heavy toxic silvery-white radioactive metallic element; occurs in many isotopes; used for nuclear fuels and nuclear weapons

Wiktionary

  1. uranium(Noun)

    The element with atomic number 92 and symbol U.

  2. Origin: After Uranus (the planet).

Webster Dictionary

  1. Uranium(noun)

    an element of the chromium group, found in certain rare minerals, as pitchblende, uranite, etc., and reduced as a heavy, hard, nickel-white metal which is quite permanent. Its yellow oxide is used to impart to glass a delicate greenish-yellow tint which is accompanied by a strong fluorescence, and its black oxide is used as a pigment in porcelain painting. Symbol U. Atomic weight 239.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Uranium

    Uranium. A radioactive element of the actinide series of metals. It has an atomic symbol U, atomic number 92, and atomic weight 238.03. U-235 is used as the fissionable fuel in nuclear weapons and as fuel in nuclear power reactors.


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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

uranium(noun)

a radioactive element.

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