Definition of pitchblende Pitchblende
/pɪˈʧblɛˌnd/ - [pichblend] - pitch•blende
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What does pitchblende mean?
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| pitchblende - 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 | ||
| uraninite | ||
| uranium ore any ore from which uranium can be extracted | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- pitchblende (n.)
A pitch-black mineral consisting chiefly of the oxide of uranium; uraninite. See Uraninite.
Part of speech
🔤- pitchblende, noun, singular of pitchblendes.
