titanium

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: ti=ta=ni=um

CIDE DICTIONARY

titanium, n. [NL., fr. L. Titani or Titanes, Gr. , the sons of the earth.].

 An elementary substance found combined in the minerals manaccanite, rutile, sphene, etc., and isolated as an infusible iron-gray amorphous powder, having a metallic luster. It burns when heated in the air. Symbol Ti. Atomic weight 48.1.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

titanium, n. Chem. a grey metallic element occurring naturally in many clays etc., and used to make strong light alloys that are resistant to corrosion.

Idiom

titanium dioxide (or oxide) a white oxide occurring naturally and used as a white pigment.

Usage

Symb.: Ti.

Etymology

Gk (as TITAN) + -IUM, after uranium