THORITE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does thorite mean? 

• THORITE (noun)
  The noun THORITE has 1 sense:

1. a radioactive mineral consisting of thorium silicate; it is a source of thorium that is found in coarse granite

  Familiarity information: THORITE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• THORITE (noun)

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Meaning:

A radioactive mineral consisting of thorium silicate; it is a source of thorium that is found in coarse granite

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("thorite" is a kind of...):

mineral (solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition)

Meronyms (substance of "thorite"):

atomic number 90; Th; thorium (a soft silvery-white tetravalent radioactive metallic element; isotope 232 is used as a power source in nuclear reactors; occurs in thorite and in monazite sands)