uranous
[ yoo r-uh-nuh s, yoo-rey- ]
/ ˈyʊər ə nəs, yuˈreɪ- /
adjective Chemistry.
containing trivalent uranium.
Words nearby uranous
uranoplasty,
uranorrhaphy,
uranoschisis,
uranoscopid,
uranostaphyloschisis,
uranous,
uranus,
uranyl,
urarthritis,
urartian,
urartu
Example sentences from the Web for uranous
In the mean time the French scientist obtained radiations from metallic uranium and from uranous salts.
An Introduction to the History of Science |Walter LibbyUranous salts are converted into uranic by boiling with nitric acid or other oxidising agents.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. |Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer
British Dictionary definitions for uranous
uranous
/ (ˈjʊərənəs) /
adjective
of or containing uranium, esp in a low valence state