[yoo-ran-ik] 
| 1. | of or containing uranium, esp. in the tetravalent state. |
| 2. | containing uranium in a valence state higher than the corresponding uranous compound. |
[yoo-ran-ik] | of or pertaining to the heavens; astronomical: uranic principles. |
| u·ran·ic 1 (yŏŏ-rān'ĭk, -rā'nĭk) adj. Of or relating to the heavens; celestial. [From Greek ouranos, heaven.] |
| u·ran·ic 2 (yŏŏ-rān'ĭk, -rā'nĭk) adj. Of, relating to, or derived from uranium, especially with valence higher than in comparable uranous compounds. |
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