praseodymium

praseodymium definition - medical

pra·se·o·dym·i·um (prāˌzē-ō-dĭmˈē-əm, prāˌsē-)

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A soft malleable ductile rare-earth element that develops a characteristic green tarnish in air and is used to color glass and ceramics yellow and in metallic alloy. Atomic number 59.

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