Titanium

//taɪˈteɪni.əm// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A chemical element, atomic number 22; it is a strong, corrosion-resistant transition metal, used to make light alloys for aircraft etc. countable, uncountable

    "Even as FDA works to develop that plan, consumers continue to be exposed to unsafe food chemicals including not just dyes but also the artificial sweetener aspartame, the white pigment titanium dioxide, the preservative propylparaben, and the phthalate food packaging chemicals, according to CSPI."

  2. 2
    a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite wordnet
  3. 3
    A single atom of this element. countable

Etymology

From Latin titanium.

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