Associations to the word «Scandium»

Wiktionary

SCANDIUM, noun. A metallic chemical element, atomic number 21, obtained from some uranium ores; it is a transition element.
SCANDIUM GROUP, noun. (inorganic chemistry) Group 3 of the periodic table, comprising scandium, yttrium, lanthanum and actinium

Dictionary definition

SCANDIUM, noun. A white trivalent metallic element; sometimes classified in the rare earth group; occurs in the Scandinavian mineral thortveitite.

Wise words

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