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Th

Symbol, Chemistry.

thorium.

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Definition for Th (2 of 6)

-th1

a suffix forming nouns of action (birth) or abstract nouns denoting quality or condition (depth; length; warmth).

Origin of -th

1
Middle English -th(e), Old English -thu, -tho, -th (variant -t after a velar, f, or s); cognate with Gothic -itha,Latin -tus,Greek -tos

Definition for Th (3 of 6)

-th2

a suffix used in the formation of ordinal numbers (fourth, tenth), in some cases, added to altered stems of the cardinal (fifth; twelfth).

Origin of -th

2
Middle English -the, -te,Old English -tha, -the (variant -ta after f or s); cognate with Old Norse -thi, -di,Latin -tus,Greek -tos;see -eth2

Definition for Th (4 of 6)

-th3

variant of -eth1: doth.

Definition for Th (5 of 6)

Th.

abbreviation

Thursday.

Definition for Th (6 of 6)

T.H.

abbreviation

Territory of Hawaii.
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British Dictionary definitions for Th (1 of 4)

th

the internet domain name for

Thailand

British Dictionary definitions for Th (2 of 4)

Th

the chemical symbol for

thorium

British Dictionary definitions for Th (3 of 4)

-th1

suffix forming nouns

(from verbs) indicating an action or its consequencegrowth
(from adjectives) indicating a qualitywidth

Word Origin for -th

from Old English -thu, -tho

British Dictionary definitions for Th (4 of 4)

-th2

-eth

suffix

forming ordinal numbersfourth; thousandth

Word Origin for -th

from Old English -(o) tha, -(o) the
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Medical definitions for Th

Th

The symbol for the elementthorium
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Scientific definitions for Th

Th

The symbol for thorium.
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