| Pronunciation: | | 'skandeeum
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[n] a white trivalent metallic element; sometimes classified in the rare earth group; occurs in the Scandinavian mineral thortveitite |
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SCANDIUM is a 8 letter word that starts with S. |
| | Synonyms: | | atomic number 21, Sc |
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| | See Also: | | metal, metallic element, thortveitite |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Scan"di*um\, n. [NL. So called because found in
Scandinavian minerals.] (Chem.)
A rare metallic element of the boron group, whose existence
was predicted under the provisional name {ekaboron} by means
of the periodic law, and subsequently discovered by spectrum
analysis in certain rare Scandinavian minerals (euxenite and
gadolinite). It has not yet been isolated. Symbol Sc. Atomic
weight 44.
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