pitchblende

Meanings

Plural: pitchblendes

Noun

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
Naturally-occurring uranium oxide, a variety of the mineral uraninite.

Origin / Etymology

From German Pechblende, from Pech (“pitch”) + Blende (“blende”).

Synonyms

uraninite

Scrabble Score: 21

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Words With Friends Score: 25

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