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ATOMIC NUMBER 64
Dictionary entry overview: What does atomic number 64 mean?
• ATOMIC NUMBER 64 (noun)
The noun ATOMIC NUMBER 64 has 1 sense:
1. a ductile silvery-white ductile ferromagnetic trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group
Familiarity information: ATOMIC NUMBER 64 used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A ductile silvery-white ductile ferromagnetic trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
atomic number 64; gadolinium; Gd
Hypernyms ("atomic number 64" 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 64" is a substance of...):
gadolinite; ytterbite (a mineral that is a source of rare earths; consists of silicates of iron and beryllium and cerium and yttrium and erbium)
samarskite (a complex black mineral occurring in pegmatites)
Context examples
An element with atomic symbol Gd, atomic number 64, and atomic weight 157.25.
(Gadolinium, NCI Thesaurus)
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