About The Word Samarium
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Samarium
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What's The Definition Of Samarium?
[n] a gray lustrous metallic element of the rare earth group; is used in special alloys; occurs in monazite and bastnasite
Synonyms | Synonyms for Samarium: atomic number 62 | Sm Related Terms | Find terms related to Samarium: See Also | bastnaesite | bastnasite | metal | metallic element | monazite Samarium In Webster's Dictionary \Sa*ma"ri*um\, n. [NL., fr. E. samarskite.] (Chem.)
A rare metallic element of doubtful identity.
Note: Samarium was discovered, by means of spectrum analysis,
in certain minerals (samarskite, cerite, etc.), in
which it is associated with other elements of the
earthy group. It has been confounded with the doubtful
elements decipium, philippium, etc., and is possibly a
complex mixture of elements not as yet clearly
identified. Symbol Sm. Provisional atomic weight 150.2.
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