thoro-|ˈθɔərəʊ|combining form of thorium, in names of compound salts, minerals, etc. e.g.thoroˈgummiteMin.[gummite: see quot. 1889], a hydrated thorosilicate of uranium; thoroˈsilicateChem., a silicate in which part of the silicon is replaced by thorium.1889Amer.Jrnl.Sc. & Art XXXVIII. 481 We name this mineral thoro-gummite, because it is a gummite in which the water has been replaced by the thorite molecule.Ibid. 480 It seems better to regard the mineral as a hydrated thoro-silicate of uranium, rather than as a urano-silicate of thorium.1909Cent.Dict. Supp., Thorogummite..like other native compounds of thorium and uranium, has marked radio-active properties.
thoro-/ˈθɔ:rəʊ/combining form of thorium: see -o-.