uranium oxide
noun Chemistry.
any of the compounds of uranium and oxygen, as UO2, UO3, U4O9, or U3O8.
Compare
yellowcake.
Origin of uranium oxide
First recorded in 1885–90
Words nearby uranium oxide
uranium 238,
uranium 239,
uranium dating,
uranium dioxide,
uranium hexafluoride,
uranium oxide,
uranium series,
uranium trioxide,
urano-,
uranography,
uranology