“thorite”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

thorite

释义

▪ I. thorite¹ Min.|ˈθɔəraɪt|
[a. Swed. thorit (Berzelius, 1828–9), f. Thor (as in thoria, thorium) + -ite¹ 2 b.]
Hydrous silicate of thorium, occurring crystalline, massive, and compact, orange-yellow (orangite) to brownish-black or black, with a vitreous or resinous lustre.
1832[see thorium].1839Ure Dict. Arts 1239 It [thorina] was extracted from the mineral thorite, of which it constitutes 58 per cent.1868Dana Min. 413 The brownish-black and black variety, from Lövö, Norway, was the mineral from which Berzelius obtained the metal thorium, and which received the name thorite.
▪ II. thorite²|ˈθɔəraɪt|
[f. Thor + -ite¹ 4.]
An explosive of the ammonium nitrate class.
1899Westm. Gaz. 13 July 7/2 Thorite, a new explosive invented by Dr. Tuttle, of Tacoma,..stood severe tests... A red-hot iron was plunged into a can of thorite, but it merely ignited the particles that touched the iron.

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