Thallium
noun
Thallium is a chemical element with the symbol Tl and atomic number 81. It is a gray post-transition metal.
Thallium is a metal that can easily mix with other substances to form compounds.
Often appears as...
- thallium sulfate
- thallium poisoning
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Technical
noun
Thallium is a chemical element with the symbol Tl and atomic number 81. It is a gray post-transition metal.
Thallium is a metal that can easily mix with other substances to form compounds.
Often appears as...
- thallium sulfate
- thallium poisoning
Usage tips
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/3Scientific Context
Thallium is mainly used in scientific and industrial contexts, rarely in everyday conversation.
The lab is conducting research on thallium-based compounds for advanced electronics.
Pro Tip 2/3Health Hazard
Thallium can be very toxic, hence 'thallium poisoning' is a severe health concern.
The factory workers were tested for thallium exposure due to its toxicity.
Pro Tip 3/3Precision Language
Use 'thallium' with precise terms in science-related discussions, not in vague or general ways.
We measured the thallium levels in the sample, not just 'metal content'.
Pro Tip 1/3Scientific Context
Thallium is mainly used in scientific and industrial contexts, rarely in everyday conversation.
The lab is conducting research on thallium-based compounds for advanced electronics.
Pro Tip 2/3Health Hazard
Thallium can be very toxic, hence 'thallium poisoning' is a severe health concern.
The factory workers were tested for thallium exposure due to its toxicity.
Pro Tip 3/3Precision Language
Use 'thallium' with precise terms in science-related discussions, not in vague or general ways.
We measured the thallium levels in the sample, not just 'metal content'.
Pro Tip 1/3Scientific Context
Thallium is mainly used in scientific and industrial contexts, rarely in everyday conversation.
The lab is conducting research on thallium-based compounds for advanced electronics.
Pro Tip 2/3Health Hazard
Thallium can be very toxic, hence 'thallium poisoning' is a severe health concern.
The factory workers were tested for thallium exposure due to its toxicity.
Pro Tip 3/3Precision Language
Use 'thallium' with precise terms in science-related discussions, not in vague or general ways.
We measured the thallium levels in the sample, not just 'metal content'.
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Video examples
The single biggest...
scans x-rays thallium for women who breast is in the way of looking at the heart every time we order something that has even a small amount of radiation we say do we really need that test so we're very excited about mr you can't go and
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Quote examples
Sam Kean
American Writer
When first presented with the jumble of the periodic table, I scanned for mercury and couldn't find it. It is there - between gold, which is also dense and soft, and thallium, which is also poisonous. But the symbol for mercury, Hg, consists of two letters that don't even appear in its name.
Quote examples
Sam Kean
American Writer
When first presented with the jumble of the periodic table, I scanned for mercury and couldn't find it. It is there - between gold, which is also dense and soft, and thallium, which is also poisonous. But the symbol for mercury, Hg, consists of two letters that don't even appear in its name.
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