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thoriating

thoriating is the present participle and gerund 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.

Questions about thoriating

What is thoriating the present participle and gerund of?
Thoriating is the present participle and gerund of thoriate.

Words near thoriating in the dictionary

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

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