how to pronounce thorium

/ˈθɑːɹiːəm/

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thorium is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of thorium in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… she showed that thorium is radioactive …”

meanings of thorium

noun:

A chemical element (symbol Th) with atomic number 90: a weakly radioactive, malleable, moderately hard silvery metal that tarnishes black when exposed to air.

thorium frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word thorium occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.