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thulia

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[thoo-lee-uh] / ˈθu li ə /

noun

Chemistry.

  1. a dense, greenish-white powder, TmO 3 , that on gentle heating exhibits a reddish incandescence: used in the manufacture of thulium metal.

Etymology

Origin of thulia

First recorded in 1885–90; thuli(um) + -a 4

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