Samarium
[sә'mєәriәm]
Definition
(noun.) a grey lustrous metallic element of the rare earth group; is used in special alloys; occurs in monazite and bastnasite.
Typist: Willie--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A rare metallic element of doubtful identity.
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Examples
- Samarium discovered by Boisbaudran, Scandium by Nilson, and Thulium by Cleve. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
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