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Definition of "uranic" [u•ran•ic]

  • Of or relating to the heavens; celestial. (adjective)
  • Of, relating to, or derived from uranium, especially with valence higher than in comparable uranous compounds. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "uranic" in a sentence
  • "By and large, the subject of Abramanov's clandestine communication with Serman had been the creation of trans-uranic isotopes heretofore believed to be only theoretical."
  • "When you're on Urth, you'll no longer be moving in the uranic sense."
  • "For the discovery and investigation of this radiation, called uranic or Becquerel rays, the Academy of Sciences awarded the"
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