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单词 thorite
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thoriten.1

Brit. /ˈθɔːrʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈθɔˌraɪt/
Etymology: < Swedish thorit (Berzelius, 1828–9), < Thor (as in thoria , thorium ) + -ite suffix1 2b.
Mineralogy.
Hydrous silicate of thorium, occurring crystalline, massive, and compact, orange-yellow (orangite n.) to brownish-black or black, with a vitreous or resinous lustre.
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thorite1832
orangite1851
1832 Encycl. Brit. VI. 401/2 Thorina, which constitutes an oxide of thorium, has been hitherto found only in a black mineral.., thorite.
1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 1239 It [thorina] was extracted from the mineral thorite, of which it constitutes 58 per cent.
1868 J. D. Dana Syst. Mineral. (ed. 5) 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.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

thoriten.2

Brit. /ˈθɔːrʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈθɔˌraɪt/
Etymology: < Thor n. + -ite suffix1 4.
An explosive of the ammonium nitrate class.
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1899 Westm. 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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