thoriate

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

thorium +‎ -ate

Verb[edit]

thoriate (third-person singular simple present thoriates, present participle thoriating, simple past and past participle thoriated)

  1. (transitive) To 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.