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urania

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u⋅ra⋅ni⋅a

  [yoo-rey-nee-uh, -reyn-yuh]
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–noun Chemistry.
uranium dioxide.
Origin:
urani(um) + -a 4

U⋅ra⋅ni⋅a

  [yoo-rey-nee-uh, -reyn-yuh]
–noun
Classical Mythology. the Muse of astronomy.

uranium dioxide

 
–noun Chemistry.
a black, crystalline compound, UO2, insoluble in water, used in nuclear fuel rods, in ceramics, and pigments.
Also called urania, uranic oxide, uranium oxide.
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u·ra·ni·a   (yŏŏ-rā'nē-ə, -rān'yə)   
n.  Uranium dioxide.

[New Latin ūrania, from uranium.]
U·ra·ni·a   (yŏŏ-rā'nē-ə, -rān'yə)   
n.   Greek Mythology
The muse of astronomy.

[Latin Ūrania, from Greek Ouraniā, from ouranos, heaven.]
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