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thorium dioxide

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

  • noun A heavy white powder, ThO2, obtained from monazite and used mainly in ceramics, glass, and gas mantles, as a catalyst, and as a radiopaque diagnostic aid.

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