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Thallium

Thallium Meaning & Definition
Thallium Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Thallium?

[n] 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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Thallium: atomic number 81 | Tl

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See Also | blende | metal | metallic element | sphalerite | zinc blende

Thallium In Webster's Dictionary

\Thal"li*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? young or green shoot or branch, twig. So called from a characteristic bright green line in its spectrum.] (Chem.) A rare metallic element of the aluminium group found in some minerals, as certain pyrites, and also in the lead-chamber deposit in the manufacture of sulphuric acid. It is isolated as a heavy, soft, bluish white metal, easily oxidized in moist air, but preserved by keeping under water. Symbol Tl. Atomic weight 203.7.

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