thorium (n)
Th (n)
atomic number 90 (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 27
def a soft silvery-white tetravalent radioactive metallic element
def isotope 232 is used as a power source in nuclear reactors
def occurs in thorite and in monazite sands
Outgoing links
Hypernym metallic element, metal
Substance holonym monazite; thorite
Derivationally related form thorium → thoriate
Hyponym thorium-228, radiothorium
Incoming links
Hyponym metallic element, metal
Hypernym thorium-228, radiothorium
Substance meronym monazite; thorite
Derivationally related form thoriate → thorium

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