Thallium Meaning in English

word

US

ˈθæɫiəm

THAL-ee-uhm

UK

θˈæliəm

thu-LEE-um

التعريف

Thallium is a soft, toxic, bluish-gray metal, chemical element symbol Tl, used in electronics, medicine, and sometimes in poisons.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Very specific to science and technical fields; always uncountable. Associated with toxicity, so often appears in contexts about safety, poisons, or electronics. Rare in daily conversation unless discussing chemistry.

• Spanish: talio
• Portuguese (BR): tálio
• Portuguese (PT): tálio
• Chinese (Simplified): 铊
• Chinese (Traditional): 鉈
• Hindi: थैलियम
• Arabic: الثاليوم
• Bengali: থ্যালিয়াম
• Russian: таллий
• Japanese: タリウム
• Vietnamese: thallium
• Korean: 탈륨
• Turkish: talyum
• Urdu: تھالیم
• Indonesian: talium

جمل نموذجية

Thallium is very toxic to humans.

basic

Doctors sometimes use thallium in special heart tests.

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Thallium is a chemical element with the symbol Tl.

basic

Old thermometers sometimes contained thallium.

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Even small amounts of thallium can be dangerous if swallowed.

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The electronics industry uses thallium for making certain types of semiconductors.

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