uranium (U)


Term: uranium (U)
Literally meaning: “pertaining to planet Uranus ”
Origin
ορανüς/uranos(=heaven, sky)
άνω/ano (=above)
+όρος/oros(=mountain)
The name was given after the recently dicovered planet Uranus.  The planet name was given by German astronomer  Johann Bode(1747-1826) as in conformity with other planet names. Uranus (Greek Ουρανός=heaven) according Greek mythology was the husband of Earth (Γαία/Gea) and father of Titans.
Coined/History 
The use of uranium in its natural oxide form, dates back to at least 79 A.D. when it was used to add color to ceramic glazes with an orange-yellow color. he discovery of the uranium is credited to the German chemist Martin Heinrich Klapothy (1743-1817) in samples of the mineral pitchblende. The first atomic bomb used in warfare  was an uranium bomb (uranium-235 isotope).
Definition
Uranium is a hard, dense silver-white radioactive chemical element with atomic number 97 and atomic mass. The element is used mainly  to fuel commercial power plants. 

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