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thoriated

thoriated is the simple past and past participle of thoriate.

Meaning of thoriate

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.

Adjective

thoriated (comparative more thoriated, superlative most thoriated)

  1. Treated with thorium or thoria.

Forms of thoriated

comparativemore thoriated
superlativemost thoriated

Questions about thoriated

What does thoriated mean?
Thoriated means treated with thorium or thoria.
What is thoriated the simple past and past participle of?
Thoriated is the simple past and past participle of thoriate.
What part of speech is thoriated?
Thoriated is an adjective.

Words near thoriated in the dictionary

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

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