pitchblende

English - Turkish

Definition of pitchblende in English Turkish dictionary: uranyum oksidi; (Çevre) peşblend; {i} radyum ve uranyumlu maden cevheri; {i} katranlı blend

English - English

Definition of pitchblende in English English dictionary: A variety of the mineral uraninite; a dark shiny substance dug from the earth, from which uranium and radium are obtained. Amorphous, dense, black, pitchy form of the crystalline uranium oxide mineral uraninite; it is one of the primary mineral ores of uranium. Pitchblende is found in granular masses and has a greasy lustre. Three chemical elements were first discovered in pitchblende: uranium, polonium, and radium. Deposits, frequently in association with uraninite or with secondary uranium minerals, are known in the Czech Republic, Britain, the Northwest Territories and Saskatchewan in Canada, and Arizona, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, and Utah in the U.S; A brown to black fine grained, amorphous, variety of uraninite which has a dull luster and contains small quantities of uranium Also called pitch ore or nasturan; An ore containing both uranium and radium The Curies had to purify tons of pitchblende to obtain a barely visible speck of radium; {i} black mineral that contains uranium and radium; a mineral consisting of uranium oxide and trace amounts of radium and thorium and polonium and lead and helium; uraninite in massive form is called pitchblende which is the chief uranium ore; black mineral; one of the most important ore minerals of uranium; A pitch-black mineral consisting chiefly of the oxide of uranium; uraninite; pitchore

pitchblende

Hyphenation

pitch·blende

pîçblend

/ˈpəʧˌblend/ /ˈpɪʧˌblɛnd/

() calque translation of German Pechblende

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