thallium
English
/ˈθæliəm/
noun
Definitions
- A metallic chemical element (symbol Tl) with atomic number 81: a gray post-transition metal that discolors when exposed to air.
- A single atom of this element.
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek θαλλός (young shoot, twig, a sprouting shoot twig, green branch, green shoot branch, gift).
Origin
Ancient Greek
θαλλός
Gloss
young shoot, twig, a sprouting shoot twig, green branch, green shoot branch, gift
Concept
Semantic Field
Agriculture and vegetation
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- dithallium English
- eka-thallium English
- nonthallium English
- organothallium English
- radiothallium English
- thalliferous English
- thalloan English
- thallus English
- trithallium English
- thallus Latin
- tallo Italian
- та́ллий Russian
- таллий Russian
- talio Spanish, Castilian
- θάλλινος Ancient Greek
- θαλλός Ancient Greek
- *dʰal Proto-Indo-European
- *dʰelh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- thallo- Translingual