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Definition of Thulium

1. Noun. A soft silvery metallic element of the rare earth group; isotope 170 emits X-rays and is used in small portable X-ray machines; it occurs in monazite and apatite and xenotime.

Definition of Thulium

1. n. A rare metallic element of uncertain properties and identity, said to have been found in the mineral gadolinite.

Definition of Thulium

1. a metallic element [n -S]

Medical Definition of Thulium

1. A rare metallic element of uncertain properties and identity, said to have been found in the mineral gadolinite. Origin: NL. See Thule. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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