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PRONUNCIATION OF GUMMITE

gummite  [ˈɡʌmaɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GUMMITE

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Gummite is a noun.
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WHAT DOES GUMMITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

gummite

Gummite

Gummite is a yellow amorphous mixture of uranium minerals, oxides, silicates and hydrates of uranium, derived from the alteration of uraninite. It is named for its gum-like consistence. The material was also known under various names, mostly because of different origins of the samples, including: eliasite from Elias – the name of a mine at Jáchymov, coracite – a variety from Lake Superior, pittinite, pechuran, urangummit and uranogummite.

Definition of gummite in the English dictionary

The definition of gummite in the dictionary is an orange or yellowish amorphous secondary mineral consisting of hydrated uranium oxides.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GUMMITE


Adamite
ˈædəˌmaɪt
calamite
ˈkæləˌmaɪt
chromite
ˈkrəʊmaɪt
diatomite
daɪˈætəˌmaɪt
dolomite
ˈdɒləˌmaɪt
dynamite
ˈdaɪnəˌmaɪt
Ermite
ˈɜːmaɪt
marmite
ˈmɑːmaɪt
might
maɪt
mite
maɪt
samite
ˈsæmaɪt
Semite
ˈsiːmaɪt
smite
smaɪt
sodomite
ˈsɒdəˌmaɪt
somite
ˈsəʊmaɪt
stalagmite
ˈstæləɡˌmaɪt
termite
ˈtɜːmaɪt
Thermite
ˈθɜːmaɪt
Vegemite
ˈvɛdʒɪˌmaɪt
wolframite
ˈwʊlfrəˌmaɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GUMMITE

gumma
gummata
gummatous
gummed
gummer
gummier
gummies
gummiest
gummiferous
gummily
gumminess
gumming
gummose
gummosis
gummosity
gummous
gummy
gummy shark
gump
gumphion

WORDS THAT END LIKE GUMMITE

a mite
anti-Semite
bedlamite
Boehmite
catamite
dust mite
Edomite
Elamite
fomite
Gothamite
hellgrammite
kumite
psammite
red spider mite
sclerodermite
Shulamite
spider mite
tridymite
widow´s mite
willemite

Synonyms and antonyms of gummite in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «gummite» into 25 languages

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Gummite
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Gummite
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घोंगा
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Gumit
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Trends of use of gummite

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GUMMITE»

The term «gummite» is used very little and occupies the 192.287 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GUMMITE» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GUMMITE»

Discover the use of gummite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gummite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Systematic Mineralogy of Uranium and Thorium
GUMMITE Gummite is a vague term that has been used in a generic sense to designate fine-grained, dense to gumlike uranium minerals, usually alteration products of uraninite, whose true identity is unknown. In this usage gummite is ...
Clifford Frondel, 1958
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Uranium Ore Deposits: Uranium, Uraninite, Gummite, Autunite, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Uranium ore deposits are economically recoverable concentrations of uranium within the Earth's crust.
Lambert M. Surhone, Miriam T. Timpledon, Susan F. Marseken, 2010
3
Circular
The three most common secondary oxides of uranium are "gummite, " becquerelite, and sooty pitchblende. Gummite is a common alteration product of uraninites in pegmatites and is easily recognized by its orange color; it does not have a ...
‎1952
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Second Report on a Cooperative Investigation of the ...
Gummite has been shown to be a mixture of several species by Frondel (1958), but since the few reports of Colorado occurrences have not been studied further it is necessary to give them here. Gummite has been found in minute quantities as  ...
Rollin E. Stevens, 1960
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Geological Survey Bulletin
Color: Canary yellow. A secondary mineral. Soc. Francaise Mineralogie et Crystallographic Bull., v. 88, p. 132-135 (1965). Am. Mineralogist, v. 50, p. 2103 ( 1965). GUMMITE Generic term for minerals occurring as alteration product of uraninite ...
‎1949
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Mechanical Behavior of Materials
A cylindrical plug of gummite* is placed in a cylindrical hole in a rigid block of stiffite.* Then the plug is compressed axially (parallel to the axis of the hole). Assume that the plug exactly fits the hole and that the stiffite does not deform at all.
William F. Hosford, 2010
7
The Minerals of North Carolina
Near White Plains. — Gummite with uraninite in a mica mine. Deake mine. — Quartz, flattened out between muscovite; muscovite (1); columbite (!); gummite; albite; gahnite; monazite. Flat Rock. — Menaccanite (!) ; uraninite (!) ; gummite (!)  ...
Frederick Augustus Genth, 1891
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U.S. Geological Survey circular
98^ GUMMITE Generic term for minerals occurring as alteration products of uraninite and not otherwise identified Group includes silicates, phosphates, and oxides Dana VII, vol. 1, pp. 622-625 Eliasite Synonym of gummite U = 57.2 percent ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1952
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Committee on the Measurement of Geologic Time by Atomic ...
The internal reflection of uranophane seen with crossed nicols is sulphur yellow, of gummite orange, Tho otching bohaviour of ttxe minerals shown toward the standard etching roagont is givon in tho table. Uranonhane Gummite HNO3 No ...
National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Measurement of Geologic Time, Alfred Church Lane, John Putnam Marble
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Report of the Committee on the Measurement of Geologic Time
Gummite-like mineral, same locality. U30g=34.74«>; REfTh02= 23. 16S; Pb0= 19.10#. III. Pitchblende, near Bisundi, Ajmer, Rajputana, carrying gummite. UO3s75.0£; Th02=0.663; H20=7.25/<5. IV. Columbate-tantalate type mineral, ...
National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Measurement of Geologic Time, Alfred Church Lane, 1943

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GUMMITE»

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Terrell: Atlanta searching for new identity
Anyway, Atlanta officials want citizens and visitors to call the Atlanta Airport, dad gummite- I did it again, my apologies please…ATL officials ... «Barrow County News, Jun 15»
2
Idea considered for funding a public pool
It would be five feet deep and be of gummite construction. The estimated cost would be $197,000 to $212,000. The estimated maintenance ... «Parker Pioneer, Jun 15»
3
Macusani to buy Azincourt's Peruvian uranium play
Uranium in the form of pitchblende, uranophane, gummite and meta-autunite occurs mostly in a fluvio-lacustrine sediment between two ... «The Northern Miner, Apr 14»
4
Bear River Canal has 150-plus year history
Then, over the years, workers used various qualities of cement, gummite and reinforced cement. In almost all cases, the canal repairs and ... «Colfax Record, May 11»

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