Definition of Dysprosium

1. Noun. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; forms compounds that are highly magnetic.

Exact synonyms: Atomic Number 66, Dy
Generic synonyms: Metal, Metallic Element

Definition of Dysprosium

1. n. An element of the rare earth-group. Symbol Dy; at. wt., 162.5.

Definition of Dysprosium

1. Noun. A metallic chemical element (''symbol'' Dy) with an atomic number of 66. ¹

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Definition of Dysprosium

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Medical Definition of Dysprosium

1. Dysprosium. An element of the rare earth family that has the atomic symbol dy, atomic number 66, and atomic weight 162.50. Dysprosium is a silvery metal used primarily in the form of various salts. Chemical name: Dysprosium (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dysprosium

dyspna
dyspnea
dyspneal
dyspneas
dyspneic
dyspnoea
dyspnoeal
dyspnoeas
dyspnoeic
dyspnoic
dyspraxia
dyspraxic
dyspraxics
dyspropterin
dysprosian
dysprosium (current term)
dysprosiums
dysproteinaemia
dysproteinaemic
dysproteinaemic retinopathy
dysraphism
dysregulate
dysregulated
dysregulates
dysregulating
dysregulation
dysregulations
dysrhythmia
dysrhythmias
dysrhythmic

Literary usage of Dysprosium

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Chemical News and Journal of Industrial Science (1908)
"The fractions between europium and dysprosium, &c.. consist mainly of ... Terbium, dysprosium, and Holmium. These elements are extremely difficult to ..."

2. A Treatise on Chemistry by Henry Enfield Roscoe, Carl Schorlemmer, Harold Govett Colman, Arthur Harden (1907)
"dysprosium, Dy 161-3 162-5 HOLMIUM, Ho... 159-8 161 ERBIUM, Er .. ... in solution show absorption bands, whilst the salts of dysprosium are green or yellow. ..."

3. A Dictionary of Chemical Solubilities: Inorganic by Arthur Messinger Comey, Dorothy Anna Hahn (1921)
"(Deville.) +12H2O. Sol. in H2O. Ammonium didymium carbonate, (NH4)2CO3, Di2(C03)3+3H20. Insol. in H2O. (Cleve.) Ammonium dysprosium carbonate ..."

4. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1914)
"Therefore as soon as a fraction, less soluble than dysprosium, no longer gives the ... Since, in addition, terbium and neodymium come between dysprosium and ..."

5. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1921)
"dysprosium is separated from yttrium by crystallisation of the nitrate with the ... GTM 1 presence of dysprosium (Urbain, Compt. rend. E EAU DE JAVELLE. ..."

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