uraniferous, a.
(jʊərəˈnɪfərəs)
[f. uran- + -iferous.]
Containing or yielding uranium.
| 1912 [see betafite]. 1957 G. E. Hutchinson Treat. Limnol. I. xv. 831 Judson and Osmand..have recorded..much higher values from ground waters in uraniferous localities. 1977 A. Hallam Planet Earth 149 In zones where water has percolated down through uraniferous deposits, torbernite..may occur. |