THALLIUM
\θˈali͡əm], \θˈaliəm], \θ_ˈa_l_iə_m]\
Definitions of THALLIUM
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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a soft gray malleable metallic element that resembles tin but discolors on exposure to air; it is highly toxic and is used in rodent and insect poisons; occurs in zinc blende and some iron ores
By Princeton University
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a soft gray malleable metallic element that resembles tin but discolors on exposure to air; it is highly toxic and is used in rodent and insect poisons; occurs in zinc blende and some iron ores
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A heavy, soft, bluish white metal, atomic number 81, atomic weight 204.37, symbol Tl. (From Dorland, 28th ed)
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
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A metal in its physical properties similar to lead and slightly heavier, discovered in 1861 from the green in the spectrum of the flame which accompanied its volatilization.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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A rare metal discovered by Crookes in 1861, whose spectrum furnishes a singularly brilliant green line.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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