PITCHBLENDE


Meaning of PITCHBLENDE in English

noun Etymology: part translation of German Pechblende, from Pech pitch + Blende blende Date: 1770 a brown to black mineral that consists of massive uraninite, has a distinctive luster, contains radium, and is the chief ore-mineral source of uranium

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