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thorium dioxide

tho·ri·um di·ox·ide
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [thawr-ee-uh m, thohr- dahy-ok-sahyd, -sid]
    • /ˈθɔr i əm, ˈθoʊr- daɪˈɒk saɪd, -sɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [thawr-ee-uh m, thohr- dahy-ok-sahyd, -sid]
    • /ˈθɔr i əm, ˈθoʊr- daɪˈɒk saɪd, -sɪd/

Definitions of thorium dioxide words

  • noun thorium dioxide a white, heavy, water-insoluble powder, ThO 2 , used chiefly in incandescent mantles, as the Welsbach gas mantle. 1
  • noun thorium dioxide a heavy insoluble white powder used in incandescent mantles. Formula: ThO2 0
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Origin of thorium dioxide

First appearance:

before 1835
One of the 34% newest English words
First recorded in 1835-45; thori(um) + -a4

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