URANIUM


Meaning of URANIUM in English

/ juˈreɪniəm; NAmE / noun

[ U ] ( symb U ) a chemical element. Uranium is a heavy, silver-white, radioactive metal, used mainly in producing nuclear energy.

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WORD ORIGIN

late 18th cent.: modern Latin , from Uranus : compare with tellurium .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.