uran-

See also: uran, Uran, Urān, Urán, urán, and úran

English

Pronunciation

  • Audio (US):(file)

Etymology 1

Shortening of uranium.

Prefix

uran-

  1. (chemistry) A form of urano- used before a vowel.
  2. (mineralogy) uranite
Derived terms
English terms prefixed with uran-
uranate
uranic
uraninite
uranite
uranous
uranpyrochlore
  • uranatemnite
  • uran-glimmer
  • uran-mica
  • uranocher, uranochre

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek.

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Prefix

uran-

  1. Relating to the heavens or to Urania.
Derived terms

Anagrams

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.