thallium en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Coined based on Ancient Greek θαλλός (thallós, “green branch”) (after the color of the radiation spectra), + -ium.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A metallic chemical element (symbol Tl) with atomic number 81: a gray post-transition metal that discolors when exposed to air.
Environmental authorities in Lüeyang County, Shaanxi province, discovered excessive levels of thallium in two of the Jialing River’s upstream tributaries on Jan. 20, according to a statement Monday. The concentration of thallium that day was 170% higher than the standard for Qingni River, one of the upstream tributaries bordering Gansu province.
2021 January 27, Li You, “Northwest China Reports Thallium Pollution in Yangtze Tributary”, in Bibek Bhandari, editor, Sixth Tone, archived from the original on 27 Jan 2021:
- (countable) A metallic chemical element (symbol Tl) with atomic number 81: a gray post-transition metal that discolors when exposed to air. ▸ An atom of this element.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| thalliums | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
thallium green · thallious · thallane · thallous · eka-thallium · nonthallium · thall- · thallium oxide · thallium sulphate · thalliferous · thallium-activated · thallium hydroxide · radiothallium · thallo- · thalloan · thallium monofluoride · thallic · organothallium · thallium sulphide · thallium glass · thallium trioxide · thallium monoxide · thallium line · trithallium · dithallium · thallium sulfide · thallium sulfate
Relateds
hutchinsonite · lorandite · thallate · crookesite
Translations (71)
kw thalyum (chemical element) · vi tali (chemical element) · be та́лій (chemical element) · eu talioa (chemical element) · cs thallium (chemical element) · fy thallium (chemical element) · nl thallium (chemical element) · it tallio (chemical element) · af tallium (chemical element) · tr talyum (chemical element) · mt tallju (chemical element) · kk таллий (chemical element) · ta தல்லியம் (chemical element) · sk tálium (chemical element) · is þallín (chemical element) · lb Thallium (chemical element) · ko 탈륨 (chemical element) · hy թալիում (chemical element) · fi tallium (chemical element) · gd tailliam (chemical element) · ar ثَالِيُوم (chemical element) · no thallium (chemical element) · de Thallium (chemical element) · uk та́лій (chemical element) · sv tallium (chemical element) · oc talli (chemical element) · gl talio (chemical element) · bg та́лий (chemical element) · ca tal·li (chemical element) · th แทลเลียม (chemical element) · ru та́ллий (chemical element) · pl tal (chemical element) · fur tali (chemical element) · gv thallium (chemical element) · csb tôl (chemical element) · ms talium (chemical element) · et tallium (chemical element) · fr thallium (chemical element) · fo tallium (chemical element) · sh talijum (chemical element) · pt tálio (chemical element) · mn талли (chemical element) · lv tallijs (chemical element) · br taliom (chemical element) · la thallium (chemical element) · yi טאַליום (chemical element) · es talio (chemical element) · ka თალიუმი (chemical element) · sh талиjум (chemical element) · eo talio (chemical element) · uz таллий (chemical element) · mk талиум (chemical element) · ro taliu (chemical element) · tg таллий (chemical element) · cmn 鉈 /铊 (chemical element) · el θάλλιο (chemical element) · sh талиj (chemical element) · sl talij (chemical element) · ga tailliam (chemical element) · hi सिक्ष्यातु (chemical element) · uz talliy (chemical element) · sq talium (chemical element) · he תליום (chemical element) · hu tallium (chemical element) · cy thaliwm (chemical element) · da thallium (chemical element) · lt talis (chemical element) · ja タリウム (chemical element) · sh talij (chemical element) · vo talin (chemical element) · ast taliu (chemical element)