titanian

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see also: Titanian

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Adjective

titanian (not comparable)

1. (mineralogy) Describing minerals containing tetravalent titanium

Related terms

• titanoan
• titanic
• titaniferous

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Titanian

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /taɪˈteɪni.ən/ (senses 1, 2)
• IPA: /tɪˈtɑːni.ən/ (senses 3, 4)

Adjective

titanian (not comparable)

1. (mythology) Of the Titans
2. (astronomy) Of Titan, the largest moon of Saturn.
   • 1974, McDonough & Brice, "The Saturnian 'Gas-Doughnut' Hypothesis", in A. Woszczyk, ed., Exploration of the Planetary System, p 484

     if Trafton's (1972) detection of Titanian H₂ is correct, ...

   • 2006, Kevin W. Plaxco, Michael Gross, Astrobiology: A Brief Introduction, Johns Hopkins University Press, p. 238,

     The Titanian atmosphere consists predominantly of nitrogen gas, with only a few percent methane, the simplest organic molecule.

3. Of the faerie queen Titania
4. (astronomy) Of Titania, the largest moon of Uranus.
   • 1985, Piers Anthony, Bio of a Space Tyrant, vol. 3: Politician

     an isolated colony of Uranus' moon Titania, one of the diminishing vestiges of the Titanian Empire

Noun

titanian (plural titanians)

1. (science fiction) An inhabitant of Titan (the Saturnian moon) or of Titania

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