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Uranium   /jərˈeɪniəm/   Listen
Uranium

noun
1.
A heavy toxic silvery-white radioactive metallic element; occurs in many isotopes; used for nuclear fuels and nuclear weapons.  Synonyms: atomic number 92, U.



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"Uranium" Quotes from Famous Books



... cullet - is added, and the mixture is fused in fire-clay crucibles. For flint glass, Pb304, red lead, is employed. If color is desired, mineral coloring matter is also added, but not always at this stage. CoO, or smalt, gives blue; uranium oxide, green; a mixture of Au and Sn of uncertain composition, called the "purple of Cassius," gives purple. MnO2 is used to correct the green tint caused by FeO, which it is supposed to oxidize. Opacity, ...
— An Introduction to Chemical Science • R.P. Williams
... turn back now, Ron?" Val pleaded. "Maybe there isn't any uranium in this sector at all. I think we're crazy to keep on searching ...
— The Hunted Heroes • Robert Silverberg


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