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sa·marium (sə mer′ē əm, -mar′-)

noun

a chemical element, one of the rare-earth elements: symbol, Sm; at. no., 62

Etymology: ModL: so named (1879) by Boisbaudran (see gallium) < Fr samarskite (see samarskite), in which it occurs + -ium

Browse dictionary entries near samarium

  1. ‹ Samaritan
  2. ‹ Samaria
  3. ‹ samara
  4. ‹ Samar
  5. ‹ Samantha
  6. ‹ samadhi
  7. ‹ Sam Hill
  8. ‹ Sam Browne belt
  9. ‹ SAM
  10. ‹ Salzburg
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