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scandium

scan·di·um [ skándee əm ]


noun 
Definition:
 
rare silvery-white metallic element: a rare silvery white metallic element. Source: wolframite. Use: tracer.
Symbol  Sc


[Late 19th century. < Latin Scandia, shortening of Scandinavia; because found in various minerals there]
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