thulia
[ thoo-lee-uh ]
nounChemistry.
a dense, greenish-white powder, TmO3, that on gentle heating exhibits a reddish incandescence: used in the manufacture of thulium metal.
Origin of thulia
1- Also called thulium oxide.
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