autunite
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.au·tun·ite
noun \ō-ˈtə-ˌnīt, ˈȯ-tə-\Definition of AUTUNITE
: a radioactive usually lemon-yellow calcium phosphate mineral that occurs in tabular crystals and in scales and that is an ore of uranium
Origin of AUTUNITE
Autun, town in France
First Known Use: circa 1852
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