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Definition of: uranium
(y·rā′nē·əm) noun
A heavy, toxic, silvery-white, radioactive metallic element (symbol U, atomic number 92) occurring in various minerals in equilibrium with a variety of disintegration products, and in certain of its isotopes constituting the fuel for nuclear reactors. See PERIODIC TABLE. [<URANUS]
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