uranium
nounUS /ˌjuːˈɹeɪniəm/ · UK /jʊˈɹeɪniəm/
Etymology After Uranus (the planet), + -ium.
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The element with atomic number 92 and symbol U. A radioactive silvery-grey metal in the actinide series.
- The head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog says US strikes on Iran fell short of causing total damage to its nuclear program and that Tehran could restart enriching uranium “in a matter of months,” contradicting President Donald Trump’s claims the US set Tehran’s ambitions back by decades.2025 June 29, Laura Sharman and Sophie Tanno, “UN nuclear watchdog chief says Iran could again begin enriching uranium in ‘matter of months’”, in CNN:
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actino-uranium, depleted uranium, eka-uranium, enriched uranium, highly-enriched uranium, low-enriched uranium, natural uranium, slightly-enriched uranium, slightly enriched uranium, triuranium octaoxide, uran-, uranate, uraniate, uranic, uraniferous, uraninite, uranite, uranitic, uranium-232, uranium-233, uranium-234, uranium-235, uranium-238, uranium-239, uranium-240, uranium acetate, uranium-bloom, uranium bomb, uranium borohydride, uranium dioxide, uranium fission, uranium glass, uranium-green, uranium hexafluoride, uranium I, uranium II, uranium lead, uranium-lead dating, uranium nitrate, uranium nitride, uranium-ocher, uranium-ochre, uranium-orange, uranium oxide, uranium phosphate, uranium series, uranium tetrafluoride, uranium-thorium dating, uranium trioxide, uranium vitriol, uranium X2, uranium X, uranium X1, uranium Y, uranium-yellow, uranium Z, urano-, uranous, uranyl, weapons-grade uranium- Related terms
- uranate, Urania, urania, Uranian, autunite, coffinite, green salt, hex, oralloy, pitchblende, torbernite, tuballoy, yellowcake