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tho·ri·a·nite

 (thôr′ē-ə-nīt′)
n.
A highly radioactive blackish, greenish, or yellow mineral, ThO2, isomorphous with uraninite.
[thoria + -an + -ite.]
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thorianite

(ˈθɔːrɪəˌnaɪt)
n
(Minerals) a rare black mineral consisting of thorium and uranium oxides. Formula: ThO2.U3O8
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tho•ri•a•nite

(ˈθɔr i əˌnaɪt, ˈθoʊr-)

n.
a rare, black, radioactive mineral, mainly thoria, ThO2, usu. found mixed with uranium, dioxide, and rare-earth metals: a minor source of thorium.
[1900–05; thorian (thori (a) + -an2) + -ite1]
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