gad|o|lin|i|um

gad|o|lin|i|um
gad|o|lin|i|um «GAD uh LIHN ee uhm», noun.
a magnetic, metallic chemical element. Gadolinium occurs in combination with certain minerals and is one of the rare-earth metals.
[< New Latin gadolinium < Johann Gadolin; see etym. under gadolinite (Cf.gadolinite)]

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