thoria
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noun \ˈthȯr-ē-ə\Definition of THORIA
: a powdery white oxide of thorium ThO2 used especially as a catalyst and in crucibles and refractories and optical glass
Origin of THORIA
New Latin, from thorium + -a
First Known Use: circa 1841
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