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Scandium
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What's The Definition Of Scandium?
[n] a white trivalent metallic element; sometimes classified in the rare earth group; occurs in the Scandinavian mineral thortveitite
Synonyms | Synonyms for Scandium: atomic number 21 | Sc Related Terms | Find terms related to Scandium: See Also | metal | metallic element | thortveitite Scandium In Webster's Dictionary \Scan"di*um\, n. [NL. So called because found in
Scandinavian minerals.] (Chem.)
A rare metallic element of the boron group, whose existence
was predicted under the provisional name {ekaboron} by means
of the periodic law, and subsequently discovered by spectrum
analysis in certain rare Scandinavian minerals (euxenite and
gadolinite). It has not yet been isolated. Symbol Sc. Atomic
weight 44.
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