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单词 thallium
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Definition of thallium in English:

thallium

noun ˈθalɪəmˈθæliəm
mass noun
  • The chemical element of atomic number 81, a soft silvery-white metal that occurs naturally in small amounts in pyrite and other ores. Its compounds are very poisonous.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • My advice is to undergo another test called stress thallium, which will show the amount of involvement of the heart muscle with ischemia.
    • Over-exposure to thallium may cause nerve damage, emotional changes, cramps, convulsions and eventually coma which can lead to death caused by respiratory paralysis.
    • The scintillation detector, in this case a crystal of sodium iodide doped with thallium, emits a number of photons in direct proportion to the amount of energy deposited in the crystal by the dark matter particle.
    • However, water-soluble rubidium, cesium, thallium, and silver minerals are virtually nonexistent and should pose no complication.
    • When too much thallium circulates in the blood, it invades all the organs of the body, impairing their operation, destroying hair follicles, muscles, and nerves.

Origin

Mid 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek thallos 'green shoot', because of the green line in its spectrum.

Rhymes

allium, gallium, pallium, valium
 
 

Definition of thallium in US English:

thallium

nounˈθæliəmˈTHalēəm
  • The chemical element of atomic number 81, a soft silvery-white metal that occurs naturally in small amounts in pyrite and other ores. Its compounds are very poisonous.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • However, water-soluble rubidium, cesium, thallium, and silver minerals are virtually nonexistent and should pose no complication.
    • When too much thallium circulates in the blood, it invades all the organs of the body, impairing their operation, destroying hair follicles, muscles, and nerves.
    • The scintillation detector, in this case a crystal of sodium iodide doped with thallium, emits a number of photons in direct proportion to the amount of energy deposited in the crystal by the dark matter particle.
    • Over-exposure to thallium may cause nerve damage, emotional changes, cramps, convulsions and eventually coma which can lead to death caused by respiratory paralysis.
    • My advice is to undergo another test called stress thallium, which will show the amount of involvement of the heart muscle with ischemia.

Origin

Mid 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek thallos ‘green shoot’, because of the green line in its spectrum.

 
 
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