| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| thorium dioxide |
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| NOUN: | A heavy white powder, ThO2, obtained from monazite and used mainly in ceramics, glass, and gas mantles and as a catalyst. Also called thoria.
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