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pitch-and-toss
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pitchblende
pitch·blende [ pích blènd ]


noun 
Definition:
 
mineral source of uranium: a dark-colored form of the mineral uraninite. Use: source of uranium and radium.
[Late 18th century. < German Pechblende< Pech "pitch" + Blende (see blende)]
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