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Noun: uraninite  yû'ra-nu,nIt
  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
    - pitchblende

Derived forms: uraninites

Type of: uranium ore

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