Definition of
Uranium
- (noun, substance) a heavy toxic silvery-white radioactive metallic element; occurs in many isotopes; used for nuclear fuels and nuclear weapons
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Synonyms of Uranium
Origin of the word Uranium
- rare metallic element, 1797, named 1789 in Mod.L. by its discoverer, Ger. chemist Martin Heinrich Klaproth (1743-1817), for the recently found planet Uranus (q.v.). more
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Words that sound like Uranium
uraemia, urania, uranium 235, uranium 238, uremia, urine, urmia, urn
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