Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Of, relating to, or containing thorium.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Of or pertaining to, or derived from, thorium.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Chem.) Of or pertaining to thorium; designating the compounds of thorium.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective chemistry of, relating to, or containing thorium

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[thor(ium) + –ic.]

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Examples

  • The particulars regarding the thoric ducts may be studied by a reference to the diagrams in my treatise on Anatomy.

    The History of Animals 2002

  • Among other distinctions observed between the thoric ducts and the womb-ducts is the circumstance that the thoric ducts are attached to the loins, while the womb-ducts move about freely and are attached by a thin membrane.

    The History of Animals 2002

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