praseodymium
празеодим
празеодим
Praseodym
A chemical element with an atomic number of 59, a soft, silvery, malleable and ductile…A chemical element (symbol Pr) with an atomic number of 59, a soft, silvery, malleable and ductile rare earth metal, valued for its magnetic, electrical, chemical, and optical properties.
/ˌpɹeɪzioʊˈdɪmiəm/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)A chemical element (symbol Pr) with an atomic number of 59, a soft, silvery, malleable and ductile rare earth metal, valued for its magnetic, electrical, chemical, and optical properties.
Praseodym
празеоди́мprazeodím
празеоди́мprazeodým
More definitions
- a soft yellowish-white trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; can be recovered from bastnasite or monazite by an ion-exchange process
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Origin
From Ancient Greek πράσιος (prásios, “leek-green”) + didymium.From Ancient Greek πράσιος (prásios, “leek-green”) + didymium.
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Forms
plural: praseodymiums| Singular | praseodymium |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a soft yellowish-white trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; can be recovered from bastnasite or monazite by an ion-exchange process:Pratomic number 59
Word family
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