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