Ore of uranium

• Major ore of uranium

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 .

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context mineralogy English) Naturally-occurring uranium oxide, a variety of the mineral uraninite.

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 ]

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 .

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.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Pitchblende was a four-piece art-punk band from Washington, DC , composed of Justin Chearno on guitar, Scott DeSimon on bass guitar, Patrick Gough on drums and Treiops Treyfid on guitar. Between 1991 and 1995, the group recorded three full-length albums ...