ALL meanings of dysprosium
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D d - noun dysprosium The chemical element of atomic number 66, a soft silvery-white metal of the lanthanide series. 1
- noun dysprosium a rare-earth metallic element, highly reactive and paramagnetic, found in small amounts in various rare-earth minerals, as euxenite and monazite: used to absorb neutrons in nuclear reactors. Symbol: Dy; atomic weight: 162.50; atomic number: 66. 1
- noun dysprosium a soft silvery-white metallic element of the lanthanide series: used in laser materials and as a neutron absorber in nuclear control rods. Symbol: Dy; atomic no: 66; atomic wt: 162.50; valency: 3; relative density: 8.551; melting pt: 1412°C; boiling pt: 2567°C 0
- noun dysprosium a silver-white chemical element, one of the rare-earth elements, with a great capacity to absorb neutrons and with strong magnetic properties, esp. at very low temperatures: symbol, Dy; at. no., 66 0
- noun dysprosium A metallic chemical element (symbol Dy) with an atomic number of 66. 0