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titanium
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
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