ATOMIC NUMBER 60

 Dictionary entry overview: What does atomic number 60 mean? 

• ATOMIC NUMBER 60 (noun)
  The noun ATOMIC NUMBER 60 has 1 sense:

1. a yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs in monazite and bastnasite in association with cerium and lanthanum and praseodymium

  Familiarity information: ATOMIC NUMBER 60 used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ATOMIC NUMBER 60 (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs in monazite and bastnasite in association with cerium and lanthanum and praseodymium

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

atomic number 60; Nd; neodymium

Hypernyms ("atomic number 60" is a kind of...):

metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)

Holonyms ("atomic number 60" is a substance of...):

bastnaesite; bastnasite (a yellow-to-brown mineral that is a source of rare earth elements)

monazite (a reddish-brown mineral containing rare earth metals; an important source of thorium and cerium)