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thoriate

thoriate verb: to add thorium or thorium oxide to (a substance) in order to increase its thermionic flow.

Verb

thoriate (third-person singular simple present thoriates, present participle thoriating, simple past and past participle thoriated)

  1. (transitive) To add thorium or thorium oxide to (a substance) in order to increase its thermionic flow.
    • One must thoriate the filament in order for it to be effective.

Forms of thoriate

third-person singular presentthoriates
present participlethoriating
past participlethoriated
pastthoriated

Origin of thoriate

From thorium + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Questions about thoriate

What does thoriate mean?
Thoriate means to add thorium or thorium oxide to (a substance) in order to increase its thermionic flow.
What part of speech is thoriate?
Thoriate is a verb.
What is the past tense of thoriate?
The past tense of thoriate is thoriated.

Words near thoriate in the dictionary

  1. thoria
  2. thorian
  3. thorianite
  4. thorianites
  5. thorias
  6. thoriate
  7. thoriated
  8. thoriates
  9. thoriating
  10. thoric
  11. thoriferous

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