| 单词 | thulia |
| 释义 | thulia in British English (ˈθjuːlɪə) noun an oxide of thulium, Tm2O3 thulia in American English (ˈθuliə; ˈθjuliə) noun thulium oxide, Tm2O3 Word origin ModL: so named (1879) by P. T. Cleve (see holmium) < Thule, Scandinavia: see Thule thulia in American English (ˈθuːliə) noun Chemistry a dense, greenish-white powder, TmO3, that on gentle heating exhibits a reddish incandescence: used in the manufacture of thulium metal Also called: thulium oxide Word origin [1885–90; thuli(um) + -a4]This word is first recorded in the period 1885–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: booster, classified, lineup, scrum, twofer-a is a suffix designating the oxide of the chemical element denoted by the stem. Otherwords that use the affix -a include: alumina, ceria, thoria |
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