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Definition of Titanic

1. Adjective. Of great force or power.

Definition of Titanic

1. a. Of or relating to Titans, or fabled giants of ancient mythology; hence, enormous in size or strength; as, Titanic structures.

2. a. Of or pertaining to titanium; derived from, or containing, titanium; specifically, designating those compounds of titanium in which it has a higher valence as contrasted with the titanous compounds.

Definition of Titanic

1. Adjective. Of, or relating to the Titans, a race in ancient mythology. ¹

2. Proper noun. RMS Titanic, a cruise liner that sank on its maiden voyage on April 14, 1912. ¹

3. Proper noun. (by extension) A cautionary tale about overconfidence. ¹

4. Adjective. Having great size, or great strength, force or power. ¹

5. Adjective. (inorganic chemistry) Of or relating to titanium, especially tetravalent titanium ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Titanic

1. of great size [adj]

Medical Definition of Titanic

1. Of or relating to Titans, or fabled giants of ancient mythology; hence, enormous in size or strength; as, Titanic structures. Of or pertaining to titanium; derived from, or containing, titanium; specifically, designating those compounds of titanium in which it has a higher valence as contrasted with the titanous compounds. Titanic acid See Menaccanite. Origin: Cf. F. Titanique. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Titanic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of Chemistry and the Allied Branches of Other Sciences by Henry Watts (1869)
"To obtain pure titanic acid from this solution, Ber- thier dilutes it with a ... This precipitate contains titanic acid contaminated with sulphide of iron, ..."

2. Standard methods of chemical analysis: A Manual of Analytical Methods and by Wilfred Welday Scott (1917)
"Nearly neutralize the solution with ammonia or ammonium carbonate; dilute to 300 cc.; saturate with sulphur dioxide gas, and boil until titanic acid is ..."

3. Writing of Today: Models of Journalistic Prose by John William Cunliffe, Gerhard Richard Lomer (1922)
"'Get me all the titanic pictures you These night office boys can carry a ю Then to a reporter, sitting idly about : message to Garcia. ..."

4. Select Methods in Chemical Analysis: (chiefly Inorganic) by William Crookes (1886)
"This precipitate, which contained all the titanic and phosphoric acid present in the iron, along with an excess of iron sesquioxide, was now dissolved in a ..."

5. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1895)
"ON THE VOLUMETRIC DETERMINATION OF titanic ACID AND IRON IN ORES. BY HL WELLS AND WL MITCHELL. Received July 22, 1895. THE difficulties connected with the ..."

6. A Treatise on Chemistry by Henry Enfield Roscoe, Carl Schorlemmer (1884)
"titanic ACID AND THE TITANATES. 500 Titanium dioxide forms two acids or hydroxides ... titanic Add. This is obtained as a white powder, easily soluble in ..."

7. A Treatise on Chemistry by Henry Enfield Roscoe, Carl Schorlemmer (1884)
"titanic Acid. This is obtained as a white powder, easily soluble in ... titanic hydroxide acts as a weak base as well as an acid, forming salts with both ..."

8. Hand-book of Chemistry by Leopold Gmelin, Henry Watts (1849)
"Hydrogen gas and carbonic oxide do not affect titanic acid at a red heat. According to Pfaff, the Norwegian rutile, when exposed to the oxy-hydrogen ..."

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