curite

Noun

A secondary uranium mineral, known for its radioactivity.
An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and uranium.

Examples

Discovering CURITE on the board, he mined it for high points in Scrabble.

Origin / Etymology

From Curie (“a surname”) + -ite, after Pierre Curie and/or his wife Marie, early researchers of radioactivity — the ore being radioactive due to its uranium.

Scrabble Score: 8

curite: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
curite: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
curite: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

curite: valid Words With Friends Word