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oʊˈdɪm noun Chemistry.
a rare-earth, metallic, trivalent element occurring with cerium and other rare-earth metals, and having rose-colored to violet-colored salts. Symbol: Nd; atomic weight: 144.24; atomic number: 60; specific gravity: 6.9 at 20°C.
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| a toxic silvery-white metallic element of the lanthanide series, occurring principally in monazite: used in colouring glass. Symbol: Nd; atomic no: 60; atomic wt: 144.24; valency: 3; relative density: 6.80 and 7.00 (depending on allotrope); melting pt: 1024°C; boiling pt: 3127°C | |
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Medical Dictionary
neodymium ne·o·dym·i·um (nē'ō-dĭm'ē-əm)
n.
Symbol Nd
A rare-earth element used for coloring glass. Atomic number 60; atomic weight 144.24; melting point 1,016°C; boiling point 3,066°C; specific gravity 7.008 (at 25°C); valence 3.
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Science Dictionary
| neodymium (nē'ō-dĭm'ē-əm) Pronunciation Key
Symbol Nd A shiny, silvery metallic element of the lanthanide series. It is used to make glass for welders' goggles and purple glass for lasers. Atomic number 60; atomic weight 144.24; melting point 1,024°C; boiling point 3,027°C; specific gravity 6.80 or 7.004 (depending on allotropic form); valence 3. See Periodic Table. |
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Example sentences
They did it both by uranium fission and by bombarding neodymium with neutrons from fissioning uranium in the reactor.
Buy some tiny neodymium magnets and drop them in the fan vents on their laptops.
Windmills each require hundreds of pounds of neodymium.
They have eight super-strong neodymium magnets, which are also used in electric motors and appliances.
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