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Major ore of uranium
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pitchblende
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a 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 [syn: uraninite ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context mineralogy English) Naturally-occurring uranium oxide, a variety of the mineral uraninite.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Pitchblende may refer to: Uraninite , a mineral used as a source of uranium Pitchblende (band) , was a four-piece art-punk band from Washington, DC Pitche Blende (band), was an American garage rock, psychedelic, acid rock, and protopunk band formed in 1967 ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ The cliff contains pitchblende veins that have been sources of dissolved uranium. ▪ Veins of pitchblende in the cliff are the source of uranium in the flat floodplain deposits at the foot of the cliff.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pitchblende \Pitch"blende`\, n. [1st pitch + blende.] (Min.) A pitch-black mineral consisting chiefly of the oxide of uranium; uraninite. See Uraninite .
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
also pitch-blende , 1770, a loan-translation of German Pechblende ; see pitch (n.2) + blende .
Usage examples of pitchblende.
Here, by the wavering, stinking light of pitchblende torches, Sorrow and Rage snuffled all around the wheel and up a low tunnel to a cold, damp hollow worn into the stone where rags and leavings and waste had collected.
There was enough to provide two decent tots for each adult to celebrate the discovery of the saddle of pitchblende.
He already knew ore -- the glossy, sub-metallic, pitchy black luster of uraninite or pitchblende.
He already knew ore—the glossy, sub-metallic, pitchy black luster of uraninite or pitchblende.