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Pitchblende Definition & Meaning

pitchblende
noun
  1. 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

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What does pitchblende mean?
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
What part of speech is pitchblende?
Pitchblende is a noun.

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