gadolinia

Gadolinia

Gad`o*lin"i*a\, n. [NL. See Gadolinite.] (Chem.) A rare earth, regarded by some as an oxide of the supposed element gadolinium, by others as only a mixture of the oxides of yttrium, erbium, ytterbium, etc.
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Gadolinia

Gad`o*lin"i*a\, n. [NL. See Gadolinite.] A rare earth associated with yttria and regarded as the oxide (Gd2O3) of a metallic element,
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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