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uranous

[ yoor-uh-nuhs, yoo-rey- ]

adjective

, Chemistry.
  1. containing trivalent uranium.


uranous

/ ˈjʊərənəs /

adjective

  1. of or containing uranium, esp in a low valence state
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of uranous1

First recorded in 1835–45; uran(ium) + -ous
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Example Sentences

Uranous salts are converted into uranic by boiling with nitric acid or other oxidising agents.

In the mean time the French scientist obtained radiations from metallic uranium and from uranous salts.

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