Definitions for thorias

thorias tho·ri·a

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

Thorias is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 271 anagrams from letters in thorias (ahiorst).

Definitions for thorias

noun

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

Origin of thorias

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

Examples for thorias

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

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

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 thorias
Scrable

9

Words with friends

8

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