👉 Uraniferous is a word in the English language that refers to something that has a high concentration of uranium, which is a chemical element with the symbol U and atomic number 92. Uranium is an important component of many materials, including nuclear fuel rods for reactors and as a source of neutron activation analysis (NAA) used in nuclear medicine. In terms of its physical properties, uranium is a dense, dark, radioactive metal that has a melting point of about -168