单词 | uraniferous |
释义 | uraniferousadj. Chiefly Geology and Mineralogy. Containing or yielding uranium. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > mineral sources > [adjective] > yielding a mineral or metal > uranium uraniferous1835 the world > matter > chemistry > elements and compounds > metals > specific elements > uranium > [adjective] uraniferous1835 uranous1895 1835 Rec. Gen. Sci. 1 268 It is brought from N. America, and is accompanied with uraniferous spinelle. 1915 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 2 Jan. 4/1 Treatment with the uraniferous residues obtained in the course of extracting radium from pitchblende. 1977 A. Hallam Planet Earth 149 In zones where water has percolated down through uraniferous deposits, torbernite..may occur. 2009 H. L. Ehrlich & D. K. Newman Geomicrobiol. (ed. 5) xx. 512 The addition of thymol to percolation columns of uraniferous material fed with glucose solution selected a microbial flora. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1835 |
随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。