thallous

[ thal-uh s ]

/ ˈθæl əs /

adjective Chemistry.

containing univalent thallium.

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Also thal·li·ous

[thal-ee-uh s] /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

Example sentences 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

/ (ˈθæləs) /

adjective

of or containing thallium, esp in the monovalent state

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