uranic

== English == === Etymology === From uran- +‎ -ic. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jʊˈɹæn.ɪk/ Rhymes: -ænɪk === Adjective === uranic (not comparable) (chemistry) Containing uranium in higher valences than uranous compounds. (historical) Heavenly, celestial; astronomical. (rare, historical) Of, related to, or characteristic of male same-sex erotic desire and relationships; homosexual. 1894, Richard Krafft-Ebing (trans F. J. Rebman), Psychopathia Sexualis, page 341: From many other places in the classics the impression may be won that Uranic love attained a higher position even than her sister. More recent explanations of the homosexual instinct have emanated from philosophers, psychologists and natural scientists. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:uranic. Synonyms: (archaic) Uranian, (obsolete) uranistic; see also Thesaurus:homosexual. ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === uranous === Anagrams === anuric == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French uranique. === Adjective === uranic m or n (feminine singular uranică, masculine plural uranici, feminine/neuter plural uranice) uranic ==== Declension ====