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English Dictionary: Titanic by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
titanic
adj
  1. of great force or power
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Titanic \Ti*tan"ic\, a.
      Of or relating to Titans, or fabled giants of ancient
      mythology; hence, enormous in size or strength; as, Titanic
      structures.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Titanic \Ti*tan"ic\, a. [Cf. F. titanique.] (Chem.)
      Of or pertaining to titanium; derived from, or containing,
      titanium; specifically, designating those compounds of
      titanium in which it has a higher valence as contrasted with
      the {titanous} compounds.
  
      {Titanic acid} (Chem.), a white amorphous powder, {Ti.(OH)4},
            obtained by decomposing certain titanates; -- called also
            {normal titanic acid}. By extension, any one of a series
            of derived acids, called also {metatitanic acid},
            {polytitanic acid}, etc.
  
      {Titanic iron ore}. (Min.) See {Menaccanite}.
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