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English
Etymology
Coined based on Ancient Greek θαλλός (thallós, “green branch”) (after the color of the radiation spectra), + -ium.
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Noun
thallium (countable and uncountable, plural thalliums)
- A metallic chemical element (symbol Tl) with atomic number 81: a gray post-transition metal that discolors when exposed to air.
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 January 2021: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.
- A single atom of this element.
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Danish
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Noun
thallium
- thallium
Dutch
Pronunciation
Noun
thallium n (uncountable)
- thallium
French
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thallium m (uncountable)
- thallium
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Latin
Pronunciation
Noun
thallium n (genitive thalliī); second declension
- thallium
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Limburgish
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thallium n
- (uncountable) thallium
- A part of thallium