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holmium
hol·mi·um [ hṓlmee əm ]


noun 
Definition:
 
soft metallic element: a silvery white malleable metallic element of the rare-earth group. Source: gadolinite, monazite.
Symbol  Ho
[Late 19th century. <Holmia, Latinized form of Stockholm]
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