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pitchblende Definition

pitch·blende (pic̸h′blend′)

noun

a brown to black, radioactive, massive form of uraninite: pitchblende is the chief ore of uranium and radium

Etymology: calque of Ger pechblende < pech (< L pix), pitch + blende, blende

pitchblende Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

ore: That"s what happened when Kepler looked carefuuly at the stars, when Darwin looked at finches, when Marie Curie looked at pitchblende ore.

Browse dictionary entries near pitchblende

  1. ‹ pitch pipe
  2. ‹ pitch pine
  3. ‹ pitch into
  4. ‹ pitch in
  5. ‹ pitch-dark
  6. ‹ pitch circle
  7. ‹ pitch-black
  8. ‹ pitch
  9. ‹ Pitcairn
  10. ‹ pitapat
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  5. pitchman ›
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