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scan⋅di⋅a

[skan-dee-uh]
–noun Chemistry.
scandium oxide.

Origin:
< NL; see scandium, -ia

Scan⋅di⋅a

[skan-dee-uh]
–noun
ancient name of the S Scandinavian Peninsula.

scandium oxide

–noun Chemistry.
a white infusible powder, Sc2O3, soluble in acids.
Also called scandia.
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scan·di·a   (skān'dē-ə)   
n.  See scandium oxide.

[From scandium.]
Scan·di·a   (skān'dē-ə)   
An ancient and poetic name for Scandinavia or the Scandinavian Peninsula.
Scan'di·an adj. & n.
scandium oxide  
n.  A white amorphous powder, Sc2O3, used as a source of scandium and in manufacturing ceramics. Also called scandia.
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