English word uranosilite comes from English iron, English silica, English -ite
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| iron | English (eng) | (transitive) To furnish or arm with iron.. (transitive) To pass an iron over (clothing or some other item made of cloth) in order to remove creases.. (transitive, archaic) To shackle with irons; to fetter or handcuff. (Cockney rhyming slang, shortened from iron hoof, rhyming with poof; countable, offensive) A male homosexual.. (countable) A tool or appliance made of metal, which is heated [...] |
| silica | English (eng) | Any of the silica group of the silicate minerals.. Silicon dioxide. |
| -ite | English (eng) | Forming adjectives (biology) Used to form nouns denoting segments or components of the body or an organ of the body.. (chemistry) Used to form names of certain chemical compounds, especially salts or esters of acids whose name ends in -ous.. (chiefly, US) Used to form demonyms.. (sometimes, pejorative) Used to form nouns denoting followers or adherents of a specified person, idea, doctrine, [...] |
| silicate | English (eng) | (chemistry) Any salt of silica or of one of the silicic acids; any mineral composed of silicates. |
| uranosilite | English (eng) | (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-disphenoidal yellowish white mineral containing oxygen, silicon, and uranium. |