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Where does “uranic” come from?

uranic (English) comes from English uran-, from English uranium, from English -ium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.

uranic (English): Containing uranium in higher valences than...

Definitions

  1. Containing uranium in higher valences than...

Ancestry of “uranic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishuran-A form of urano- used before a vowel; uranite;...
2EnglishuraniumThe element with atomic number 92 and symbol U: a...
3English-ium1997, Bryan Pfaffenberger, "Official Microsoft...
4Latin-umnominative neuter singular of -us; accusative...
5Proto-Italic*-om—
6Proto-Indo-European*-oHom—

Words derived from “uranic”

  • transuranic
  • nontransuranic
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