U*ran"ic (?), a.

1.

Of or pertaining to the heavens; celestial; astronomical.

On I know not what telluric or uranic principles. Carlyle.

2. Chem.

Pertaining to, resembling, or containing uranium; specifically, designating those compounds in which uranium has a valence relatively higher than in uranous compounds.

 

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