Neodymium
[,niːə(ʊ)'dɪmɪəm]
Definition
(noun.) a yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs in monazite and bastnasite in association with cerium and lanthanum and praseodymium.
Editor: Nell--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) An elementary substance which forms one of the constituents of didymium. Symbol Nd. Atomic weight 140.8.
Edited by Fred
Examples
- Neodymium and Praseodymium discovered by Welsbach. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
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