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thoriate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tho-ri-ate
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To add thorium or thorium oxide to (a substance) in order to increase its thermionic flow.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From thorium + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Usage

Inflected Forms

thoriates (present, singular) thoriating (participle, present) thoriated (participle, past) thoriated (past)

Questions

What does thoriate mean?
To add thorium or thorium oxide to (a substance) in order to increase its thermionic flow.
Where does thoriate come from?
From thorium + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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