noun
pitchblende
A rare, technical term for the uranium ore pitchblende. Cross-referenced with ピッチブレンド, which is the more common loanword.
See also: ピッチブレンド
瀝青ウラン鉱はウランの主要な鉱石の一つである。
Pitchblende is one of the primary ores of uranium.
Standard kanji form for this mineral name.
Alternate form using 歴 instead of 瀝; both are used in technical contexts.
The more common loanword for pitchblende; 瀝青ウラン鉱 is a rare, technical kanji term.
Compound of 瀝青 (bitumen, pitch) + ウラン (uranium) + 鉱 (ore), a calque or translation of the English 'pitchblende'.