Meaning of PRASEODYMIUM
| Pronunciation: | | `preyzeeow'dimeeum
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[n] a soft yellowish-white trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; can be recovered from bastnasite or monazite by an ion-exchange process |
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PRASEODYMIUM is a 12 letter word that starts with P. |
| | Synonyms: | | atomic number 59, Pr |
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| | See Also: | | bastnaesite, bastnasite, metal, metallic element, monazite | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pra`se*o*dym"i*um\, n. [Praseo- + didymium.]
(Chem.)
An elementary substance, one of the constituents of didymium;
-- so called from the green color of its salts. Symbol Ps.
Atomic weight 143.6.
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