Assertion: thorium's isotope | /r/ObjectUse | used as a power source
Facets:
value: in nuclear reactors
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: 1. a soft silvery-white tetravalent radioactive metallic element; isotope 232 is used as a power source in nuclear reactors; occurs in thorite and in monazite sands Familiarity information:
text: A soft silvery-white tetravalent radioactive metallic element; isotope 232 is used as a power source in nuclear reactors; occurs in thorite and in monazite sands Classified under: Nouns denoting substances Synonyms: atomic number 90; Th;