thoria

noun tho·ria \ˈthȯr-ē-ə\

Definition of THORIA

: a powdery white oxide of thorium ThO₂ used especially as a catalyst and in crucibles and refractories and optical glass

New Latin, from thorium + -a

First Known Use: circa 1841

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