titania
1 of 2noun (1)
ti·ta·nia tī-ˈtā-nē-ə 
tə-
tə- -ˈtān-yə,
also -ˈta-nē-ə,
or -ˈtan-yə
: titanium dioxide
Titania
2 of 2noun (2)
Ti·ta·nia tə-ˈtān-yə -ˈtän- tī-ˈtā-nē-ə
-ˈtän- tī-ˈtā-nē-ə : the wife of Oberon and queen of the fairies in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 25 Apr. 2017 The researchers set about making a surface where titanium dioxide or titania, a photovoltaic compound used as a thickener in sunscreen, was responsive to visible light. David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 25 Apr. 2017
Noun
The coupling of the dye to titania particles allows for the generation of charge carriers upon light illumination. David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 25 Apr. 2017 The researchers set about making a surface where titanium dioxide or titania, a photovoltaic compound used as a thickener in sunscreen, was responsive to visible light. David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 25 Apr. 2017 Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
New Latin
First Known Use
Noun (1)
1922, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
1590, in the meaning defined above