how to pronounce thallium

/ˈθæl.i.əm/

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thallium is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of thallium in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… the stable isotope thallium-205 …”

meanings of thallium

noun:

A metallic chemical element (symbol Tl) with atomic number 81: a gray post-transition metal that discolors when exposed to air.
A single atom of this element.

thallium frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word thallium occurs in english on average 0.9 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.