titanium
noun/tɪˈteɪniəm/, /taɪˈteɪniəm/
/tɪˈteɪniəm/, /taɪˈteɪniəm/
[uncountable] (symbol Ti)
- a chemical element. Titanium is a silver-white metal used in making various strong, light materials.Topics Physics and chemistryc2Word Originlate 18th cent.: from Titan, on the pattern of uranium.
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