thallous
[ thal-uh s ]
/ ˈθæl əs /
adjective Chemistry.
containing univalent thallium.
Also
thal·li·ous
[thal-ee-uh s] /ˈθæl i əs/.
Origin of thallous
First recorded in 1885–90;
thall(ium) +
-ous
Words nearby thallous
thallium,
thallium sulfate,
thallo-,
thalloid,
thallophyte,
thallous,
thallus,
thalweg,
thamar,
thames,
thames river
Example sentences from the Web for thallous
On allowing the liquid to stand for some time a bright yellow precipitate of thallous iodide separates out.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. |Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob BeringerThe precipitate is thallous iodide TlI, and contains 61.6 per cent.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. |Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer
British Dictionary definitions for thallous
thallous
/ (ˈθæləs) /
adjective
of or containing thallium, esp in the monovalent state