titania

¹

[tahy-tey-nee-uh]

noun

1. synthetic rutile, TiO 2 , used as a gem.

Titania

²

[ti-tey-nee-uh, tahy-]

noun

1. (in Shakespeare'sMidsummer Night's Dream ) the wife of Oberon and the queen of fairyland.

2. Astronomy.,  one of the moons of Uranus.

Titania

¹

/ tɪˈtɑːnɪə /

noun

1. (in medieval folklore) the queen of the fairies and wife of Oberon

2. (in classical antiquity) a poetic epithet used variously to characterize Circe, Diana, Latona, or Pyrrha

Titania

²

/ tɪˈtɑːnɪə /

noun

1. the largest of the satellites of Uranus and the second furthest from the planet

titania

³

/ taɪˈteɪnɪə /

noun

1. another name for titanium dioxide

Word History and Origins

Origin of titania¹

From New Latin, dating back to 1920–25; titanium, -a ⁴

Example Sentences

By embedding a helper enzyme, carbonic anhydrase, into a porous titania structure, the researchers enabled the system to work in a simple bicarbonate solution — similar to sparkling water — without unsustainable additives.

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Cubic zirconia and rutile titania could meet demand in theory, but economic modeling by the Columbia team suggests production costs would skyrocket with increased demand.

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The team's recent experiments focused on how a weightless microgravity environment affects 3D printing using titania foam, a material with potential applications ranging from UV blocking to water purification.

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He said other aerosols such as calcite or titania “might have less impact, but nobody knows. We want to look at them in the laboratory.”

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He said other aerosols such as calcite or titania "might have less impact, but nobody knows. We want to look at them in the laboratory."

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