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thallous
[ thal-uhs ]
/ ˈθæl əs /
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adjective Chemistry.
containing univalent thallium.
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Also thal·li·ous [thal-ee-uhs]. /ˈθæl i əs/.
Origin of thallous
First recorded in 1885–90; thall(ium) + -ous
Words nearby thallous
thallium, thallium sulfate, thallo-, thalloid, thallophyte, thallous, thallus, thalweg, Thamar, Thames, Thames River
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How to use thallous in a sentence
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 BeringerThe 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
/ (ˈθæləs) /
adjective
of or containing thallium, esp in the monovalent state
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