thorium
Meanings
Plural: thoriums
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
- A chemical element (symbol Th) with atomic number 90: a weakly radioactive, malleable, moderately hard silvery metal that tarnishes black when exposed to air.
Origin / Etymology
From Thor + -ium.
Synonyms
atomic number 90, Th, thorinum
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