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pitchblende

pitchb·lende

UK/ˈpɪtʃblɛnd/ US/ˈpɪˌtʃblɛnd/ fairly common

noun

1.

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

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From German Pechblende, from Pech (“pitch”) + Blende (“blende”).

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