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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pitchblende /ˈpɪtʃblɛnd/

▶noun a form of the mineral uraninite occurring in brown or black pitch-like masses and containing radium.

– origin C18: from Ger. Pechblende, from Pech ‘pitch’ + Blende (see blende).

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