Word
Scandium
How many syllables?
3 Syllables
How it's divided?
scan-di-um
Definition
- n. - A rare metallic element of the boron group, whose
existence was predicted under the provisional name ekaboron by means of
the periodic law, and subsequently discovered by spectrum analysis in
certain rare Scandinavian minerals (euxenite and gadolinite). It has
not yet been isolated. Symbol Sc. Atomic weight 44.
- noun - A white trivalent metallic element; sometimes classified in the rare earth group; occurs in the Scandinavian mineral thortveitite
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