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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CARNOTITE

Named after A. Carnot (died 1920), French inspector general of mines.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CARNOTITE

carnotite  [ˈkɑːnəˌtaɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CARNOTITE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Carnotite is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CARNOTITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

carnotite

Carnotite

Carnotite is a potassium uranium vanadate radioactive mineral with chemical formula: K222·3H2O. The water content can vary and small amounts of calcium, barium, magnesium, iron, and sodium are often present.

Definition of carnotite in the English dictionary

The definition of carnotite in the dictionary is a radioactive yellow mineral consisting of hydrated uranium potassium vanadate: occurs in sedimentary rocks and is a source of uranium, radium, and vanadium. Formula: K222.3H2O.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CARNOTITE


airtight
ˈɛəˌtaɪt
albertite
ˈælbəˌtaɪt
apatite
ˈæpəˌtaɪt
biotite
ˈbaɪəˌtaɪt
carbonatite
kɑːˈbɒnəˌtaɪt
convertite
ˈkɒnvəˌtaɪt
enstatite
ˈɛnstəˌtaɪt
goniatite
ˈɡəʊnɪəˌtaɪt
haematite
ˈhiːməˌtaɪt
hepatite
ˈhɛpəˌtaɪt
hydroxyapatite
haɪˌdrɒksɪˈæpəˌtaɪt
hydroxylapatite
haɪˈdrɒksɪˈlæpəˌtaɪt
migmatite
ˈmɪɡməˌtaɪt
pegmatite
ˈpɛɡməˌtaɪt
pyrrhotite
ˈpɪrəˌtaɪt
shergottite
ˈʃɜːɡəˌtaɪt
spessartite
ˈspɛsəˌtaɪt
steatite
ˈstɪəˌtaɪt
watertight
ˈwɔːtəˌtaɪt
zaratite
ˈzærəˌtaɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CARNOTITE

carnified
carnifies
carnify
Carniola
carnitine
carnival
carnivalesque
carnivora
carnivore
carnivorous
carnivorously
carnivorousness
carnivory
carnosaur
carnose
carnosity
Carnot
Carnot cycle
Carnot principle
carny

WORDS THAT END LIKE CARNOTITE

appetite
bipartite
celestite
cementite
hematite
Hittite
magnetite
multipartite
partite
peridotite
petite
quadripartite
ratite
smaltite
smectite
stalactite
tektite
tite
transvestite
tripartite

Synonyms and antonyms of carnotite in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «carnotite» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CARNOTITE

Find out the translation of carnotite to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of carnotite from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «carnotite» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

钒钾
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

carnotita
570 millions of speakers

English

carnotite
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

carnotite
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

carnotite
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

карнотит
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

carnotite
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

carnotite
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

carnotite
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Karnotit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Carnotit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カーノット石
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

carnotite
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Carnotite
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

carnotite
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காணத்தைற்று
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कार्निटोटे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Karnotit
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

carnotite
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

karnotytu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

карнотіт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

carnotite
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

carnotite
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

carnotiet
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

carnotite
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

carnotite
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of carnotite

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CARNOTITE»

The term «carnotite» is normally little used and occupies the 149.393 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CARNOTITE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about carnotite

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CARNOTITE»

Discover the use of carnotite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to carnotite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Actinium-Uranium Ratio in Colorado Carnotite
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Fussler Karl Hartley, 2009
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The collected works of Sir Humphry Davy ...: Discourses ...
For information regarding the general geology of the region, the probable origin of the ores, and descriptions of other carnotite deposits, the reader is referred to the literature ° on these subjects. The carnotite of the area described is deposited  ...
Sir Humphry Davy, John Davy, 1915
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A Preliminary Report on Uranium, Radium, and Vanadium
Fleck, Herman, work of 9,19,51,74 Fleck, method for extraction of uranium and vanadium, description of 74 Foreman claim (Utah), carnotite deposits at, description of 14 French, S. W., work of 51 Friedel, — ., work of 18 G. Gale, H. S., work of ...
Richard Bishop Moore, Karl Ludwig Kithil, 1913
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Report of the Committee on the Measurement of Geologic Time
Hess promised to try next summer to get more of the carnotite from Cane Pass, 16 miles southeast of Ivloab, Utah, upon which ha, Fosheg and Davis had worked. |_Before these minutes were mimeographed, he furnished samples of Cane ...
National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Measurement of Geologic Time, Alfred Church Lane, 1939
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The Salt Lake Mining Review
So in value of the ore mined the carnotite is the equivalent of 4 to 8 oz. gold ore. Field for Prospecting. This carnotite fleld lies in Montrose, Mesa and San Miguel counties, Colorado, and in Moab and LaSal counties, Utah. Entrance to this area  ...
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Bibliography and Index of Literature on Uranium and Thorium ...
Mount Pisgah: carnotite: 78, 82, 635; carnotite known since 1874 in Pottsville conglomerate: 766, 874, 1093; possible origins for carnotite suggested: 874; carnotite in 40-ft. layer of coarse—grained conglomerate lying near the base of the ...
Margaret Cooper, 1958
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Research and Information Needs for Management of Uranium ...
Carnotite, discovered in l88l in Paradox Valley, Montrose County, Colorado, was mined and milled originally for its uranium and vanadium content, initial U.S. efforts to refine carnotite for radium production were unsuccessful. European efforts ...
‎1983
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Scientific American
Where and How Radium is Obtained The American Supply of the Most Precious Substance in the World Nearly all American carnotite is sent to Europe for treatment. to evince some interest in our radium ores, perhaps \ve may soon treat  ...
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Popular Science
The uranium hunters' Klondike, the Colorado Plateau carnotite district, extends over western Colorado and parts of New Mexico, Arizona and Utah. This booming area's mesas, flat-topped hills of red and buff sandstone with rugged canyons ...
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Second Report on a Cooperative Investigation of the ...
In the Leyden coal mine, carnotite occurs as yellow incrustations in fractured and partly silicified coal of the Laramie formation. There is much vuggy quartz in the coal. ( Wilson, 1923. ) Mi-mi Covnty. — Gateway district Carnotite reported as ...
Rollin E. Stevens, 1960

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CARNOTITE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term carnotite is used in the context of the following news items.
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A giant resort overshadows a tiny Colorado town
... 1880s, when copper mining was big, followed over the next 100 years by successive waves of pitchblende, carnotite, vanadium and uranium. «High Country News, Mar 15»
2
Mine Tales: WWI spurred interest in uranium mining
Luke Yazzie's discovery of carnotite (an ore of uranium and vanadium) in the eastern part of Monument Valley in 1942 prompted a heightened ... «Arizona Daily Star, Dec 14»
3
BWW Reviews: Gripping True Story of RADIUM GIRLS is Muddied …
Radium, a material extracted from carnotite ore, was used in many different products, including glow-in-the-dark paint used on watches. Female ... «Broadway World, Jul 14»
4
New nuclear plant is an opportunity to revitalise British manufacturing
... pitchblende, carnotite and coffinite. These ores are a finite resource which are costly to extract and transport and do not exist in commercial ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Oct 13»
5
Facts About Uranium
Uranium occurs naturally in numerous minerals including pitchblende, carnotite, uranophane, autunite and tobernite. It is also found in ... «LiveScience.com, Sep 13»
6
Facts About Radium
It can also be obtained from the carnotite sands of Colorado and ores in Republic of Zaire and the Great Lakes region of Canada. Today ... «LiveScience.com, Sep 13»
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Beneficiation technology to enable recovery of low-grade uranium
Australian mine development company Deep Yellow's TRS project is a mainly carnotite-containing red sand deposit of around 150 parts per ... «Creamer Media's Mining Weekly, Mar 12»
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Judy Pasternak's Navajo uranium study "Yellow Dirt," reviewed by …
Specifically, Roosevelt was interested in developing a domestic supply of carnotite, which yields uranium and vanadium. Vanadium is a ... «Washington Post, Oct 10»
9
Elemental Neglect
When Adakai's son—who, decades earlier, had ignored his wise father's advice by tipping off white prospectors to the presence of carnotite (uranium ore) on the ... «Washington Monthly, Aug 10»
10
New fools in Paradox Valley
And also there is the age old story repeated often in our local paper about Thomas Swain who, in 1895, sent specimens of yellow carnotite to ... «Denver Post, Oct 09»

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