thorium dioxide

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thorium dioxide [′thȯr·ē·əm dī′äk‚sīd]

(inorganic chemistry)

ThO₂A heavy, white powder soluble in sulfuric acid, insoluble in water, melts at 3300°C; used in medicine, ceramics, flame spraying, and electrodes. Also known as thoria; thorium anhydride; thorium oxide.

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No references found			3-Radiation There have been a few published reports of mesotheliomas that developed following exposure to high doses of radiation to the chest or abdomen or after injections of thorium dioxide (Thorotrast). What Are the Four Main Risk Factors for Mesothelioma? by Bello Kamorudeen / Health, general community Some theories suggest that victims may have contracted the disease by exposure to zeolite (a chemical) or by radiation from x-rays that contain the chemical thorium dioxide. Mesothelioma Facts by Iva Popova / Food/cooking/nutrition community The inmate alleged that thorium dioxide is a compound that is distributed in the air during the welding process and that the U. Burleson v. Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice by Corrections Caselaw Quarterly			thoracoabdominal breathing Thoracopagus Thoracostomopsidae Thoracotomy Thoraeus filter Thoralf Albert Skolem Thorax Thorbecke, Jan Rudolf Thorbecke, Johan Rudolf Thoreau Thoreau, Henry David thoreaulite Thorez, Maurice Thorez-Vermeersch, Jeannette Thorfinn Karlsefni thoria thorianite thoriated emitter thoriated tungsten filament Thorictidae Thorite Thorium thorium anhydride thorium carbide thorium chloride thorium dioxide thorium fluoride thorium nitrate Thorium Ore thorium oxalate thorium oxide Thorium Reactor thorium series thorium sulfate thorium tetrachloride Thorius, Spurius thorn thorn forest thorn scrub thornback Thornbirds, The Thornburg, Richard thornbush Thorndike Thorndike, Dame Sybil Thorndike, E. L. Thorndike, Edward L Thorndike, Edward Lee Thorndike, Israel Thorndike, Lynn Thorndike, Sybil			Thorfinnr Thordarson Thorfinnr Thordarson thoria thoria thorianite thorianite thoriate thoriated thoriated emitter thoriated tungsten filament thoric thoric thoric Thorictidae Thorina Thorina thorite thorite thorium thorium thorium thorium thorium thorium anhydride Thorium Breeder Reactor thorium carbide thorium chloride Thorium compounds Thorium compounds Thorium compounds thorium dioxide thorium fluoride Thorium Fuel Cycle Technology Thorium Fueled Molten Salt Reactor Thorium Hochtemperatur Reaktor Thorium Molten Salt Reactor thorium nitrate Thorium Ore Thorium orthosilicate Thorium orthosilicate thorium oxalate Thorium oxide Thorium oxide thorium reactor thorium series thorium series thorium sulfate thorium tetrachloride Thorium(IV) oxide Thorium(IV) oxide thorium-228 Thorium-Fluoride Thorius, Spurius thorn thorn thorn thorn apple thorn apple thorn apple Thorn apples Thorn apples

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