Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uraninite

/jʊˈɹeɪnɪnaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables: urani-nite
IPA: /jʊˈɹeɪnɪnaɪt/

9

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several brownish-black forms of uranium dioxide, UO₂, (especially pitchblende) that is the chief ore of uranium; it is isomorphous with thorianite.

Etymology

Etymology tree English uran- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English uraninite From uran- + -ine + -ite.

Inflected Forms

uraninites (plural)

Synonyms

pitchblende

Questions

How do you pronounce uraninite?: The recorded pronunciation is /jʊˈɹeɪnɪnaɪt/.
What does uraninite mean?: Any of several brownish-black forms of uranium dioxide, UO₂, (especially pitchblende) that is the chief ore of uranium; it is isomorphous with thorianite.
Where does uraninite come from?: Etymology tree English uran- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English uraninite From uran- + -ine + -ite.

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