thoria
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of thoria
Example Sentences
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Later lamps consisted of "glowers" about one inch long made from a mixture of zirconia and yttria, and finally a mixture of ceria, thoria, and zirconia was used.
From Artificial Light Its Influence upon Civilization by Luckiesh, Matthew
It has been found that a mantle in which thoria is used alone is a poor light-source, but that when a small amount of ceria is added the mantle glows brilliantly.
From Artificial Light Its Influence upon Civilization by Luckiesh, Matthew
In other words, it is easier to accelerate the motion of the corpuscles in ceria, thoria and the other ingredients of the mantle, than it is those of carbon.
From Marvels of Scientific Invention An Interesting Account in Non-technical Language of the Invention of Guns, Torpedoes, Submarine Mines, Up-to-date Smelting, Freezing, Colour Photography, and many other recent Discoveries of Science by Corbin, Thomas W.
By experiment it was determined that the best proportions for the rare-earth content are one part of ceria and ninety-nine parts of thoria.
From Artificial Light Its Influence upon Civilization by Luckiesh, Matthew
The specific gravity of pure thoria is 10.2207 to 10.2198.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 365, December 30, 1882 by Various
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