uranyl

uranyl

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Ancient Greek οὐρᾰνός (ourănós)
Ancient Greek Οὐρᾰνός (Ourănós)der.
Latin Ūranusbor.
English Uranus
Proto-Indo-European *-om
Proto-Italic *-om
Latin -umder.
English -ium
English uranium
Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.?
Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der.
Frenchder.
English -yl
English uranyl

    From uranium + -yl.

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    Noun

    uranyl (countable and uncountable, plural uranyls)

    1. (chemistry) The divalent radical UO22+, conveniently regarded as a residue of many uranium compounds.

    Derived terms

    • phosphuranylite
    • uranyl carbonate
    • uranyl chloride
    • uranylic
    • uranyl nitrate
    • uranyl oxalate
    • uranyl oxide
    • uranyl phosphate
    • uranyl zinc acetate
    • zinc uranyl acetate

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