pra|se|o|dym|i|um

pra|se|o|dym|i|um
pra|se|o|dym|i|um «PRAY zee oh DIHM ee uhm, -see-», noun.
a yellowish-white, rare-earth metallic chemical element which occurs with neodymium. Its green salts are used to tint ceramics.
╂[< New Latin praseodymium < Greek prásios leek-green (see etym. under prase (Cf. ↑prase)) + New Latin didymium < Greek didymos twin < dýo double, twofold, two]

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  • pra — an·ti·lo·ca·pra; com·pra·dor; co·pra; kha·pra; pra·bhu; pra·ka·ra·na; pra·krit; pra·krit·ic; pra·line; pra·na; pra·seo·didymium; pra·seo·dym·i·um; pra·sine; pra·tal; pra·tie; pra·ti·mok·sha; pra·tin·co·la; pra·tin·co·line; pra·tin·co·lous;… …   English syllables

  • dym — neo·dym·i·um; pra·seo·dym·i·um; tet·ra·dym·ia; …   English syllables

  • Praseodym — Pra|se|o|dym 〈n.; s; unz.; chem. 〉 chem. Element, Metall der seltenen Erden, Ordnungszahl 59 [<grch. prasios „grün“ + didymos „Zwilling“] * * * Pra|se|o|dym [griech. prasíos, praseĩos = lauchgrün; ↑ Didym], das; s; Symbol: Pr: chem. Element… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Praseodym — Pra|se|o|dym . Pra|se|o|dy|ni|um das; s <zu spätgr. praseĩos »lauchgrün«, ↑Didym (u. ↑...ium)> chem. Element, Seltenerdmetall; Zeichen Pr …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • Praseodym — Pra|se|o|dym 〈n.; Gen.: s; Pl.: unz.; chem. Zeichen: Pr〉 chem. Element, Metall der Seltenen Erden, Ordnungszahl 59 [Etym.: <grch. prasios »grün« + didymos »Zwilling«] …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • praseodymium — pra•se•o•dym•i•um [[t]ˌpreɪ zi oʊˈdɪm i əm, ˌpreɪ si [/t]] n. chem. a rare earth metallic trivalent element, named from its green salts Symbol: Pr at. wt.: 140.91 at. no.: 59 sp. gr.: 6.77 at 20°C • Etymology: 1880–85; praseo (comb. form repr. Gk …   From formal English to slang

  • Praseodymium — Pra se*o*dym i*um, n. [Praseo + didymium.] (Chem.) An elementary substance, one of the constituents of didymium; so called from the green color of its salts. Symbol Ps. Atomic weight 143.6. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • praseodymium — pra·seo·dym·i·um …   English syllables

  • Praseodym — Pra|seo|dym, das; s <griechisch> (chemisches Element, Seltenerdmetall; Zeichen Pr) …   Die deutsche Rechtschreibung

  • praseodymium — An element of the lanthanide or “rare earth” group; atomic no. 59, atomic wt. 140.90765. [G. prasios, leekgreen, fr. prason, a leek, + didymos, twin] * * * pra·seo·dym·i·um .prā zē ō dim ē əm, .prā sē n a yellowish white trivalent metallic… …   Medical dictionary

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