HyperDic: thorite

English > 1 sense of the word thorite:
NOUNsubstancethoritea radioactive mineral consisting of thorium silicate
English > thorite: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA radioactive mineral consisting of thorium silicate; it is a source of thorium that is found in coarse granite.
BroadermineralSolid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition
Substancesthorium, Th, atomic number 90A soft silvery-white tetravalent radioactive metallic element
Spanishtorita
Catalantorita

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