Ceramic - Pottery Dictionary

by Susan Mussi

URANIUM DIOXIDE

ca: URANI DÍÒXID

es: URANIO DIÓXIDO

Uranium dioxide: is an oxide used to form and modify colors such as red, yellow, orange and green. It is also called: urania, uranic oxide, uranium oxide.
A black, crystalline compound, (UO2), insoluble in water, used in nuclear fuel rods, in ceramics, and pigments.