uranium

noun
/ˌjuːˈɹeɪniəm/US/jʊˈɹeɪniəm/UK

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek οὐρᾰνός (ourănós) Ancient Greek Οὐρᾰνός (Ourănós)der. Latin Ūranusbor. English Uranus Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English uranium After Uranus (the planet), + -ium.

  1. derived from Ūranusbor

Definitions

  1. The element with atomic number 92 and symbol U. A radioactive silvery-grey metal in the…

    The element with atomic number 92 and symbol U. A radioactive silvery-grey metal in the actinide series.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for uranium. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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