Thallium

/ˈθæliəm/ noun

Definition

A soft, heavy metal element that is highly toxic and was historically used in rat poisons but is now tightly controlled.

Etymology

From Greek 'thallos' meaning 'green shoot' because thallium produces a bright green spectral line; discovered in 1861 and named for its characteristic color.

Kelly Says

Thallium is so poisonous that it was once used as a murder weapon and appears in crime novels, but it's also used today in infrared detectors and specialized scientific instruments.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
thalleum
tha-le-um
ARالعربية
ثاليوم
tha-li-yum
BNবাংলা
থ্যালিয়াম
tha-li-yam
CACatalà
tàl·li
ta-li
CSČeština
thallium
ta-li-um
DADansk
thallium
ta-li-um
DEDeutsch
Thallium
ta-li-um
ELΕλληνικά
θαλλίιο
tha-li-o
ESEspañol
talio
ta-li-o
FAفارسی
تalium
ta-li-um
FISuomi
thallium
ta-li-um
FRFrançais
thallium
ta-li-um
GUGU
થેલિયમ
tha-li-yam
HAHA
thallium
ta-li-um
HEעברית
תלליום
ta-li-um
HIहिन्दी
थैलियम
tha-li-yam
HUMagyar
thallium
ta-li-um
IDBahasa Indonesia
thallium
ta-li-um
IGIG
thallium
ta-li-um
ITItaliano
tallio
ta-li-o
JA日本語
タリウム
ta-ri-um
KKKK
таллий
ta-liy
KMKM
ថាលាយ
tha-la-ya
KO한국어
타륨
ta-ryum
MRMR
थॅलियम
tha-li-yam
MSBahasa Melayu
thallium
ta-li-um
MYမြန်မာ
သာလီယမ်
tha-li-yam
NLNederlands
thallium
ta-li-um
NONorsk
thallium
ta-li-um
PAPA
ਥਾਲੀਅਮ
tha-li-yam
PLPolski
tallium
ta-li-um
PTPortuguês
talio
ta-li-o
RORomână
thallium
ta-li-um
RUРусский
теллурий
tel-lu-riy
SVSvenska
thallium
ta-li-um
SWKiswahili
thallium
ta-li-um
TAதமிழ்
தாலியம்
tha-li-yam
TEతెలుగు
థాలియం
tha-li-yam
THไทย
ทาเลียม
tha-le-am
TLTL
thallium
ta-li-um
TRTürkçe
talyum
ta-lyum
UKУкраїнська
таллій
ta-liy
URاردو
تھالیم
tha-li-m
VITiếng Việt
thali
tha-li
YOYO
thallium
ta-li-um
ZH中文
tuó
ZUZU
thallium
ta-li-um

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