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Noun: samarium  su'meh-ree-um
  1. A grey lustrous metallic element of the rare earth group; is used in special alloys; occurs in monazite and bastnasite
    - Sm, atomic number 62

Derived forms: samariums

Type of: metal, metallic element

Part of: bastnaesite, bastnasite, monazite

Encyclopedia: Samarium