THORIA


Meaning of THORIA in English

/thawr"ee euh, thohr"-/ , n. Chem.

a white, heavy, water-insoluble powder, ThO 2 , used chiefly in incandescent mantles, as the Welsbach gas mantle. Also called thorium oxide, thorium dioxide .

[ 1835-45; THORI(UM) + -A 4 ]

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