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Meaning of 'thorium' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Thorium [ n.]
- A metallic element found in certain rare minerals, as thorite, pyrochlore, monazite, etc., and isolated as an infusible gray metallic powder which burns in the air and forms thoria; -- formerly called also thorinum. Symbol Th. Atomic weight 232.0.

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tho thole tholed tholing thomaean thomaism thomean thomism thomist thomite

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