Definition of
thorium has definitions from the field of chemistry
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[ noun ] (chemistry) a soft silvery-white tetravalent radioactive metallic element; isotope 232 is used as a power source in nuclear reactors; occurs in thorite and in monazite sands

Synonyms

atomic_number_90 Th

Related terms

metallic_element radiothorium thorite monazite

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Rhymes with

myocardium crematorium moratorium auditorium emporium yttrium thallium planetarium atrium deuterium bacterium osmium strontium opprobrium aquarium barium honorarium potassium tritium equilibrium disequilibrium premium delirium tellurium athenaeum petroleum gallium axiom lithium hafnium byzantium tedium iridium opium idiom promethium radium calcium cadmium rhodium stadium fermium consortium europium protium neptunium chromium plutonium titanium colloquium niobium uranium beryllium symposium magnesium helium plasmodium harmonium geranium gymnasium valium psyllium cesium minium medium indium podium sodium compendium lawrencium holmium elysium palladium condominium pandemonium museum presidium ammonium alluvium millennium linoleum polonium paramecium selenium vanadium nobelium zirconium coliseum colosseum mausoleum requiem museum

Phonetic and Homophones

TH AA1 R IY0 AH0 M

Similar Spelling

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