Meanings
verbthoriate (third-person singular simple present thoriates, present participle thoriating, simple past and past participle thoriated)
present singular third person thoriates · participle present thoriating · participle past thoriated · past thoriated
- transitiveTo add thorium or thorium oxide to (a substance) in order to increase its thermionic flow.
One must thoriate the filament in order for it to be effective.
Origin
From thorium + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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thoriate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thoriate
MLA
“thoriate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thoriate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thoriate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thoriate.
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