thallous

[thal-uh s]

adjective Chemistry.

containing univalent thallium.

Nearby words

Also thal·li·ous

[thal-ee-uh s] /ˈθæl i əs/.

Origin of thallous

First recorded in 1885–90; thall(ium) + -ous

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Examples from the Web for thallous

On allowing the liquid to stand for some time a bright yellow precipitate of thallous iodide separates out.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer
The precipitate is thallous iodide TlI, and contains 61.6 per cent.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer

British Dictionary definitions for thallous

thallous

adjective

of or containing thallium, esp in the monovalent state

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