Ti*ta"ni*um (?), n. [NL., fr. L. Titani or Titanes, Gr. , the sons of the earth.] Chem.
An elementary substance found combined in the minerals manaccanite, rutile, sphene, etc., and isolated as an infusible iron-gray amorphous powder, having a metallic luster. It burns when heated in the air. Symbol Ti. Atomic weight 48.1.
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