THORITE


Meaning of THORITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈthȯr-ˌīt ]

noun

Etymology: Swedish thorit, from New Latin thorium

Date: 1832

: a rare mineral that is a brown to black or sometimes orange-yellow silicate of thorium resembling zircon

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