PITCHBLENDE


Meaning of PITCHBLENDE in English

ˈpichˌblend noun

Etymology: part translation of German pechblende, from pech pitch + blende — more at blende

: a massive variety of uraninite occurring in metalliferous veins that ranges in color from brown to black and has a distinctive luster and that contains a slight amount of radium and is the principal ore-mineral source of uranium

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