titania

¹ American  

[tahy-tey-nee-uh] / taɪˈteɪ ni ə /

noun

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

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Titania ² American  

[ti-tey-nee-uh, tahy-] / tɪˈteɪ ni ə, taɪ- /

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.

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Titania ¹ British  

/ 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

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Titania ² British  

/ tɪˈtɑːnɪə /

noun

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

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titania ³ British  

/ taɪˈteɪnɪə /

noun

1. another name for titanium dioxide

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Etymology

Origin of titania

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.

From Science Daily

Proposed alternatives include minerals such as calcium carbonate, alpha alumina, rutile and anatase titania, cubic zirconia, and even diamond.

From Science Daily

To measure titania foam's effectiveness at blocking UV waves, "we would shine light ranging from the ultraviolet wavelengths up to the visible light spectrum," he explained.

From Science Daily

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.”

From Scientific American

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."

From Science Magazine