Uranyl

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Uranyl \U"ra*nyl\, n. [Uranium + -yl.] (Chem.)
     The radical {UO2}, conveniently regarded as a residue of many
     uranium compounds.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  uranyl
       n : the bivalent radical UO2 which forms salts with acids [syn:
           {uranyl group}, {uranyl radical}]