titanium
A chemical element (symbol Ti), atomic number 22; it is a strong, corrosion-resistant transition metal, used to make light alloys for aircraft etc.
Example
“This airframe uses titanium alloys extensively.”
Other meanings
An atom of this element.
“This coordination complex contains a titanium.”
A kind of
- metallic element
Related words
- dititanium
- heptatitanium
- hexatitanium
- nontitanium
- organotitanium
- radiotitanium
- tetratitanium
- titaniumlike
- titanize
- titanous
- titantaramellite
- titanyl
Word history
From Latin "titanium".
Where this comes from
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