PITCHBLENDE
\pˈɪt͡ʃbə͡lnd], \pˈɪtʃbəlnd], \p_ˈɪ_tʃ_b_əl_n_d]\
Definitions of PITCHBLENDE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
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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
By Princeton University
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