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Definition of: thorium
(thôr′ē·əm, thō′rē-) noun
A gray, radioactive metallic element (symbol Th, atomic number 90) of the actinide series, about as abundant as lead in the lithosophere. See PERIODIC TABLE. [after Thor]
—tho·ric adjective
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