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thorotrast

noun

Etymology

Blend of thorium + contrast. Originally a trade name.

  1. derived from contrā
  2. derived from contrastare
  3. borrowed from contraster
  4. compounded as thorotrast — “thorium + contrast”

Definitions

  1. A radiographic contrast medium composed of a suspension of thorium dioxide.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for thorotrast. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA