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: Pâ Pæ Pè Pé Pœ P- P. P/ P< Pa Pb Pc Pd Pe Pf Ph Pi Pj Pk Pl Pm Pn Po Pp Pr Ps Pt Pu Pv Pw Px Py
pitchblende
CIDE DICTIONARY
pitchblende, n. [1st pitch + blende.].
A pitch-black mineral consisting chiefly of the oxide of uranium; uraninite. See Uraninite. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
pitchblende, n. a mineral form of uranium oxide occurring in pitchlike masses and yielding radium.
Etymology
G Pechblende (as PITCH(2), BLENDE)
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