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Word: Uranium
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 18th century: modern Latin, from Uranus: compare with tellurium
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
jʊˈreɪnɪəm
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the chemical element of atomic number 92, a dense grey radioactive metal used as a fuel in nuclear reactors.
Short Definition:chemical element of atomic number 92
Variant Forms:
- U
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