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nouna ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group
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- nd a yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs in monazite and bastnasite in association with cerium and lanthanum and praseodymium
- neodymium a yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs in monazite and bastnasite in association with cerium and lanthanum and praseodymium
- staghorn fern any of various tropical ferns of the genus Platycerium having large flat lobed fronds often resembling the antlers of a stag
- ferrocerium a pyrophoric alloy of iron with cerium; used for lighter flints
- ytterbite a mineral that is a source of rare earths; consists of silicates of iron and beryllium and cerium and yttrium and erbium
- gadolinite a mineral that is a source of rare earths; consists of silicates of iron and beryllium and cerium and yttrium and erbium
- atomic number 60 a yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs in monazite and bastnasite in association with cerium and lanthanum and praseodymium
- ceric of or relating to or containing cerium especially with valence 4
- monazite a reddish-brown mineral containing rare earth metals; an important source of thorium and cerium
- cerous of or relating to or containing cerium with valence 3