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Definition of Gadolinia

1. n. A rare earth, regarded by some as an oxide of the supposed element gadolinium, by others as only a mixture of the oxides of yttrium, erbium, ytterbium, etc.

2. n. A rare earth associated with yttria and regarded as the oxide (Gd₂O₃) of a metallic element, Gad`o*lin"i*um (&?;), with an assigned atomic weight of 153.3.

Medical Definition of Gadolinia

1. A rare earth, regarded by some as an oxide of the supposed element gadolinium, by others as only a mixture of the oxides of yttrium, erbium, ytterbium, etc. Origin: NL. See Gadolinite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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