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praseodymium

pra·seo·dy·mium

UK/ˌpɹeɪzioʊˈdɪmiəm/ US/ˌpreɪziːəˈdɪmiəm/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

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From Ancient Greek πράσιος (prásios, “leek-green”) + didymium.

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