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Noun: neodymium  `nee-ow'di-mee-um
  1. A yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs in monazite and bastnasite in association with cerium and lanthanum and praseodymium
    - Nd, atomic number 60

Derived forms: neodymiums

Type of: metal, metallic element

Part of: bastnaesite, bastnasite, monazite

Encyclopedia: Neodymium