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Pitchblende   /pˈɪtʃblˌɛnd/   Listen
Pitchblende

noun
1.
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.  Synonym: uraninite.





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"Pitchblende" Quotes from Famous Books



... Galactic Medal of Honor is above law. He carries with him an unalienable prestige of such magnitude that ... Well, let me use an example. Suppose a bearer of the Medal of Honor formed a stock corporation to exploit the pitchblende of Callisto. How difficult would it be for him ...
— Medal of Honor • Dallas McCord Reynolds


Words linked to "Pitchblende" :   u, atomic number 92, uraninite, uranium ore, uranium


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