Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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thallium | Yes | No | No | No |
sphalerite | Yes | No | No | No |
thallium (noun) | sphalerite (noun) |
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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 | an ore that is the chief source of zinc; consists largely of zinc sulfide in crystalline form |