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Pitchblende

Noun CEFR C1
ˈpɪtʃblɛnd

Definitions

Naturally-occurring uranium oxide, a variety of the mineral uraninite.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Françaispechblende
DeutschPechblende
Italianopechblenda
3 more languages

Examples

“Working in Paris in 1898, Marie and Pierre Curie processed thousands of pounds of pitchblende from the same glass-factory tailings in order⟳ to isolate two radioactive elements that had hitherto been unknown: radium and polonium.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

pitchbook pitchcapping Pitched pitched battle pitched market pitched roof

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