carnotite

(kär′nə tīt′)

noun

a yellow, very soft, radioactive, monoclinic mineral, K(UO)(VO)·3HO, that is a source of uranium, radium, and vanadium

Origin: after A. Carnot (died 1920), Fr mine inspector + -ite

See carnotite in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A yellow ore of uranium and radium with composition K(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·3H₂O.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , after Marie Adolphe Carnot (died 1920), French mining engineer

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