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samarium

sa·ma·rium

UK/səˈmɛə.ɹi.əm/ US/səˈmɛɹ.i.əm/ uncommon

noun

1.

a gray lustrous metallic element of the rare earth group; is used in special alloys; occurs in monazite and bastnasite

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Origin

After samarskite, in turn honoring Vasili Samarsky-Bykhovets.

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