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Samarium

//səˈmɛə.ɹi.əm// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A chemical element (symbol Sm) with an atomic number of 62, a moderately hard silvery metal that slowly oxidizes in air. Applications in human affairs include magnets with high performance at high temperatures, which are important in military equipment. uncountable
  2. 2
    a grey lustrous metallic element of the rare earth group; is used in special alloys; occurs in monazite and bastnasite wordnet

Etymology

After samarskite, in turn honoring Vasili Samarsky-Bykhovets.

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