pitchblende
IPA: pˈɪtʃbɫɛnd
noun
- (mineralogy) Naturally-occurring uranium oxide, a variety of the mineral uraninite.
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Examples of "pitchblende" in Sentences
- It is used as a uranium ore, as is pitchblende.
- The mine had a tremendously rich lode of uranium pitchblende.
- Specimens show still the cell structure of the wood but made of pitchblende.