titania

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noun (1)

ti·​ta·​nia tī-ˈtā-nē-ə  tə- 

-ˈtān-yə,

 also  -ˈta-nē-ə,

 or  -ˈtan-yə

: titanium dioxide

Titania

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noun (2)

Ti·​ta·​nia tə-ˈtān-yə  -ˈtän-  tī-ˈtā-nē-ə 

: the wife of Oberon and queen of the fairies in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream

Examples of titania in a Sentence

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Noun

The researchers set about making a surface where titanium dioxide or titania, a photovoltaic compound used as a thickener in sunscreen, was responsive to visible light. —David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 25 Apr. 2017

Noun

The researchers set about making a surface where titanium dioxide or titania, a photovoltaic compound used as a thickener in sunscreen, was responsive to visible light. —David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 25 Apr. 2017

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

New Latin

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1922, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1590, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for titania

• lasagna
• tania
• tanya