Cerium Definition

sîrē-əm
noun
A gray chemical element, the most abundant of the rare-earth elements: it is used in alloys, electronic components, and nuclear fuels: symbol, Ce; at. no. 58
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • atomic number 58
  • ce

Origin of Cerium

  • From Ceres (“a recently discovered asteroid”) +‎ -ium.

    From Wiktionary

  • Cer(es) –ium

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Cerium Sentence Examples

  • Cerous sulphide, Ce2S3, results on heating cerium with sulphur or cerium oxide in carbon bisulphide vapour.

  • It forms double salts such as MgTh(NO 3) 6.8H 2 O, which are isomorphous with the corresponding cerium compounds.

  • Similar overlays are sold by Cerium Visual Technologies, the company which markets the intuitive colorimeter under license from the UK Medical Research Council.

  • In its character yttrium is closely allied to, and in nature is always associated with, cerium, lanthanum, didymium and erbium (see Rare Earths).

  • Hisinger and Berzelius, was of ceria, the oxide of cerium, in the mineral cerite found at Ridderhytta, Westmannland, Sweden.

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Words Starting With

CCECER

Words Ending With

MUMIUM

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Words Starting With C and Ending With M

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With C6 Letter Words Ending With M