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PRASEODYMIUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does praseodymium mean? 

PRASEODYMIUM (noun)
  The noun PRASEODYMIUM has 1 sense:

1. a soft yellowish-white trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; can be recovered from bastnasite or monazite by an ion-exchange processplay

  Familiarity information: PRASEODYMIUM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PRASEODYMIUM (noun)


Sense 1

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

atomic number 59; Pr; praseodymium

Hypernyms ("praseodymium" 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 ("praseodymium" 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)


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