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thallium

noun

A soft grey malleable metallic element that resembles tin but discolors on exposure to air; it is highly toxic and is used in rodent and insect poisons; occurs…

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Word length
8
Starts with
T
Ends with
M
Contains
HA
Scrabble score
13

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ˈθæliəm

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noun

  1. A soft grey malleable metallic element that resembles tin but discolors on exposure to air; it is highly toxic and is used in rodent and insect poisons; occurs in zinc blende and some iron ores

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