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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thallium::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | atomic number 81, tl |
| Type of | metal, metallic element |
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Aluminium from group 13 forms carbides, but gallium, indium and thallium do not.
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Saddam Hussein allegedly used thallium, a heavy metal, to get rid of his enemies.
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Skin exposure to thallium is also dangerous, and the substance is a depilatory.
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They can consist of binary or ternary mixtures of thallium, arsenic and sulfur.
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It is the most popular isotope used for thallium nuclear cardiac stress tests.
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Thallium and its compounds are extremely toxic, and should be handled with great care.
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The state is paying particular attention to arsenic, lead, thallium and mercury levels.
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Thallium is a radioactive isotope used by radiologists to check arteries.
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Thallium is highly toxic and was used in rat poisons and insecticides.
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- 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
- Thallium is a chemical element with the symbol Tl and atomic number 81. This soft gray poor metal resembles tin but discolors when exposed to air. ...
- A heavy metal whose accidental or suicidal ingestion has been associated to alopecia. Hair loss is diffuse and occurs some 15 to 30 days after ingestion. Thallium is found in rodenticides. Toxicity has also been reported from overuse of depillatory agents. ...
- The MCL is 0.002 mg/L, but a MCL Goal is 0.0005. Thallium is associated with hair loss, changes in the blood, and kidney, digestive, and liver problems.
- T-L. For more information on this and other elements, see The elements. And for fun, see Elements by Tom Lehrer. To see this song with captions, go to The Elements song by Tom Lehrer.
- Thallium is a radioactive isotope injected through an IV during a nuclear stress test. It is used to evaluate the blood flow through the heart.
