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单词 didymium
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didymium

[ dahy-dim-ee-uhm, dih- ]
/ daɪˈdɪm i əm, dɪ- /

noun Chemistry.

a mixture of neodymium and praseodymium, formerly thought to be an element. Symbol: Di

Origin of didymium

<New Latin <Greek dídym(os) twin (see didymous) + -ium; so named by Swedish chemist Carl Mosander (1797–1858), who discovered it in 1843, from its close association with lanthanum

Words nearby didymium

Didronel, didst, didy, didymalgia, didymitis, didymium, didymous, didymus, didynamous, die, die away
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British Dictionary definitions for didymium

didymium
/ (daɪˈdɪmɪəm, dɪ-) /

noun

a mixture of the metallic rare earths neodymium and praseodymium, once thought to be an element
a mixture of rare earths and their oxides used in colouring glass

Word Origin for didymium

C19: from New Latin, from Greek didumos twin + -ium
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