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Pronunciation / Transliteration: uranyum
"우라늄은 원자력 발전의 연료로 사용됩니다."
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A dense radioactive metallic chemical element with the symbol U and atomic number 92.
"Uranium is used as a fuel in nuclear power plants."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Named in 1789 by German chemist Martin Heinrich Klaproth after the newly discovered planet Uranus, which had been named after the Greek god of the sky.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Uranium" is said worldwide
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uranium
Transliteration: uranium
"L'uranium est un métal radioactif."
Uran
Transliteration: Uran
"Uran wird zur Stromerzeugung in Kernkraftwerken genutzt."
uranio
Transliteration: uranio
"L'uranio è un elemento chimico radioattivo."
urano
Transliteration: urano
"El uranio se utiliza como combustible nuclear."
urânio
Transliteration: uranio
"O urânio é essencial para a energia nuclear."
युरेनियम
Transliteration: yureniyam
"युरेनियम एक रेडियोधर्मी तत्व है।"
铀
Transliteration: yóu
"铀是核能发电的重要原料。"
우라늄
Transliteration: uranyum
"우라늄은 원자력 발전의 연료로 사용됩니다."
ウラン
Transliteration: uran
"ウランは原子力発電の燃料として使われます。"
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