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Definitions for Thorium
[1] a grayish-white, lustrous, somewhat ductile and malleable, radioactive metallic element present in monazite: used as a source of nuclear energy, as a coating on sun-lamp and vacuum-tube filament coatings, and in alloys. Symbol : Th; atomic weight : 232.038; atomic number : 90; specific gravity : 11.7.
[2] a soft ductile silvery-white metallic element. It is radioactive and occurs in thorite and monazite: used in gas mantles, magnesium alloys, electronic equipment, and as a nuclear power source. Symbol: Th; atomic no: 90; atomic wt: 232.0381; half-life of most stable isotope, 232 Th: 1.41 × 10 10 years; valency: 4; relative density: 11.72; melting pt: 1755°C; boiling pt: 4788°C
Words nearby Thorium
thorez, thorfinn karlsefni, thoria, thorianite, thorite, thorium, thorium dioxide, thorium series, thorn, thorn apple, thorn in one's flesh
Origin of Thorium
< New Latin (1829); see Thor, -ium
Other words from Thorium
thor·ic [thawr -ik, thor -] /ˈθɔr ɪk, ˈθɒr-/ , adjective
Word origin for Thorium
C19: New Latin, from Thor + -ium