thallium

[ thal-ee-uhm ]

/ ˈθæl i əm /

noun Chemistry.

a soft, malleable, rare, bluish-white metallic element: used in the manufacture of alloys and, in the form of its salts, in rodenticides. Symbol: Tl; atomic weight: 204.37; atomic number: 81; specific gravity: 11.85 at 20°C.

Origin of thallium

1860–65; <New Latin, equivalent to thall- (<Greek thallós green stalk) + -ium-ium; named after green line in its spectrum

Words nearby thallium

Thales, thali, Thalia, thalidomide, thallic, thallium, thallium sulfate, thallo-, thalloid, thallophyte, thallous

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Example sentences from the Web for thallium

If we add to the silver in our camera a bit of thallium, we shall obtain the light of both metals.
Six Lectures on Light|John Tyndall
The simplest curve of this type will be obtained when only one compound is formed, as is the case with mercury and thallium.
The Phase Rule and Its Applications|Alexander Findlay
The current first selects as its carrier the most volatile metal, which in this case is thallium.
Fragments of science, V. 1-2|John Tyndall
On chromate of cadmium, made with bichromate of potash, thallium would naturally confer an orange hue.
Field's Chromatography|George Field

The iodide curve follows closely that of relative humidity, clouds, and rain; the thallium curve stands in no relation to it.
Scientific American Supplement No. 275|Various

British Dictionary definitions for thallium

thallium

/ (ˈθælɪəm) /

noun

a soft malleable highly toxic white metallic element used as a rodent and insect poison and in low-melting glass. Its compounds are used as infrared detectors and in photoelectric cells. Symbol: Tl; atomic no: 81; atomic wt: 204.3833; valency: 1 or 3; relative density: 11.85; melting pt: 304°C; boiling pt: 1473±10°C

Word Origin for thallium

C19: from New Latin, from Greek thallos a green shoot; referring to the green line in its spectrum

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Medical definitions for thallium

thallium

[ thăl′ē-əm ]

n. Symbol Tl

A soft, malleable, highly toxic metallic element whose radioisotopes are used in diagnostic imaging. Atomic number 81.

Scientific definitions for thallium

thallium

[ thăl′ē-əm ]

Tl

A soft, malleable, very poisonous metallic element that is used in photography, in making low-melting and highly refractive glass, and in treating skin infections. Atomic number 81; atomic weight 204.38; melting point 303.5°C; boiling point 1,457°C; specific gravity 11.85; valence 1, 3. See Periodic Table.

单词	thallium
释义	thallium [ thal-ee-uhm ] / ˈθæl i əm / noun Chemistry. a soft, malleable, rare, bluish-white metallic element: used in the manufacture of alloys and, in the form of its salts, in rodenticides. Symbol: Tl; atomic weight: 204.37; atomic number: 81; specific gravity: 11.85 at 20°C. Origin of thallium 1860–65; <New Latin, equivalent to thall- (<Greek thallós green stalk) + -ium-ium; named after green line in its spectrum Words nearby thallium Thales, thali, Thalia, thalidomide, thallic, thallium, thallium sulfate, thallo-, thalloid, thallophyte, thallous Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for thallium If we add to the silver in our camera a bit of thallium, we shall obtain the light of both metals. Six Lectures on Light\|John Tyndall The simplest curve of this type will be obtained when only one compound is formed, as is the case with mercury and thallium. The Phase Rule and Its Applications\|Alexander Findlay The current first selects as its carrier the most volatile metal, which in this case is thallium. Fragments of science, V. 1-2\|John Tyndall On chromate of cadmium, made with bichromate of potash, thallium would naturally confer an orange hue. Field's Chromatography\|George Field The iodide curve follows closely that of relative humidity, clouds, and rain; the thallium curve stands in no relation to it. Scientific American Supplement No. 275\|Various British Dictionary definitions for thallium thallium / (ˈθælɪəm) / noun a soft malleable highly toxic white metallic element used as a rodent and insect poison and in low-melting glass. Its compounds are used as infrared detectors and in photoelectric cells. Symbol: Tl; atomic no: 81; atomic wt: 204.3833; valency: 1 or 3; relative density: 11.85; melting pt: 304°C; boiling pt: 1473±10°C Word Origin for thallium C19: from New Latin, from Greek thallos a green shoot; referring to the green line in its spectrum Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for thallium thallium [ thăl′ē-əm ] n. Symbol Tl A soft, malleable, highly toxic metallic element whose radioisotopes are used in diagnostic imaging. Atomic number 81. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for thallium thallium [ thăl′ē-əm ] Tl A soft, malleable, very poisonous metallic element that is used in photography, in making low-melting and highly refractive glass, and in treating skin infections. Atomic number 81; atomic weight 204.38; melting point 303.5°C; boiling point 1,457°C; specific gravity 11.85; valence 1, 3. See Periodic Table. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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