uranyl

C2 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈjʊr.əˌnɪl/ UK /ˈjʊə.rəˌnɪl/ See IPA manual

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noun
the linear dioxouranium(VI) cation UO2^2+, a common structural unit in uranium(VI) compounds and complexes

Uranyl nitrate contains the uranyl ion UO2^2+.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the linear dioxouranium(vi)... uranyl iondioxouranium(VI) ion

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Derived forms uranylic

Related forms uraniumuranium(VI)uranyl nitrateuranyl sulfateuranous

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uranyl nitrate
a yellow nitrate salt containing the uranyl ion

Noun + noun

Etymology

Formed in nineteenth-century scientific vocabulary from New Latin uranium + -yl, the chemical suffix used for a group treated as a radical. Uranium itself was named after the planet Uranus; uranyl is recorded in English from 1850.

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