Definitions for thoria

thoria tho·ri·a

Spelling: [thawr-ee-uh, thohr-]
IPA: /ˈθɔr i ə, ˈθoʊr-/

Thoria is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 114 anagrams from letters in thoria (ahiort).

Definitions for thoria

noun

  1. a white, heavy, water-insoluble powder, ThO 2 , used chiefly in incandescent mantles, as the Welsbach gas mantle.

Origin of thoria

First recorded in 1835-45; thori(um) + -a4

Examples for thoria

Dissolve; and from the hydrochloric acid solution precipitate the thoria (if any) with ammonium oxalate.

With thoria the shrinkage is smaller than with any other known substance, and it possesses very high refractory powers.

Much the best practical source of helium is thorianite, a mineral imported from Ceylon for the manufacture of thoria.

thoria which has been ignited is not readily soluble in acids.

Word Value for thoria
Scrable

9

Words with friends

8

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