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uraninite
u·ra·ni·nite [ y ráynə nt ]


noun 
Definition:
 
mineral form of uranium oxide: a black uranium oxide mineral containing thorium, radium, and lead. Use: source of uranium.
[Late 19th century. < German Uranin< modern Latin uranium (see uranium)]
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