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uranic1 definition

uran·ic (yo̵o ran′ik)

adjective

Obsolete celestial; astronomical

Etymology: < Gr ouranos, sky, Uranus + -ic

uranic2 definition

uran·ic (yo̵o ran′ik, -rā′nik)

adjective

of or containing uranium, esp. in its higher valence

Etymology: uran(ium) + -ic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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