thulia

[ thoo-lee-uh ]
/ ˈθu li ə /

noun Chemistry.

a dense, greenish-white powder, TmO3, that on gentle heating exhibits a reddish incandescence: used in the manufacture of thulium metal.
Also called thulium oxide.

Origin of thulia

First recorded in 1885–90; thuli(um) + -a4

Words nearby thulia

thud, thug, thuggee, thuja, thule, thulia, thulium, thumb, thumb a ride, thumb drive, thumb forceps