VDict - Definition of thorium

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thorium

Noun

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

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thorny trim theorem therm thorium thorn thrum torino
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radiothorium thorium thorium-228
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thorite thorium-228 monazite astatine atomic number 85 thorium thoriate radiothorium at pitchblende more...