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Neodymium

Neodymium Meaning & Definition
Neodymium Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Neodymium?

[n] a yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs in monazite and bastnasite in association with cerium and lanthanum and praseodymium

Synonyms | Synonyms for Neodymium: atomic number 60 | Nd

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See Also | bastnaesite | bastnasite | metal | metallic element | monazite

Neodymium In Webster's Dictionary

\Ne`o*dym"i*um\, n. [NL. Dee {Neo-}, and {Didymium}.] (Chem.) An elementary substance which forms one of the constituents of didymium. Symbol Nd. Atomic weight 140.8.
\Ne`o*dym"i*um\, n. [NL. See {Neo-}, {Didymium}.] (Chem.) A rare metallic element occurring in combination with cerium, lanthanum, and other rare metals, and forming amethyst-colored salts. It was separated in 1885 by von Welsbach from praseodymium, the two having previously been regarded as a single element (didymium). It is chiefly trivalent. Symbol Nd; at. wt. 144.3.

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