thulia

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noun

The rare earth thulium oxide, Tm₂O₃.

Scrabble 9

Meanings

nounthulia (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryThe rare earth thulium oxide, Tm₂O₃.

Origin

  1. New Latinthūlia
  2. Englishthulia

From New Latin thūlia. Named in 1879 by Swedish chemist Per Teodor Cleve.

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APA

thulia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thulia

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“thulia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thulia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thulia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thulia.

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