verb · transitive

thoriate

thoriate · thoriates · thoriated · thoriating

To add thorium or thorium oxide to in order to increase its thermionic flowTo add thorium or thorium oxide to (a substance) in order to increase its thermionic flow.

Meaning

1 senses

To add thorium or thorium oxide to (a substance) in order to increase its thermionic flow.
One must thoriate the filament in order for it to be effective.
impregnate with thorium oxide to increase thermionic emission

Origin

From thorium + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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Forms

thoriates, thoriating, thoriated, thoriated

Base form	thoriate · to thoriate
3rd person singular	thoriates
Present participle	thoriating
Past simple	thoriated
Past participle	thoriated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	thoriate
he, she, it	thoriates

Past simpleLesson

all persons

thoriated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have thoriated
he, she, it	has thoriated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will thoriate

Word family

1 related words

Relatedthorium

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle