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A gray lustrous metallic element of the rare earth group
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samarium
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Samarium is a chemical element with symbol Sm and atomic number 62. It is a moderately hard silvery metal that readily oxidizes in air. Being a typical member of the lanthanide series, samarium usually assumes the oxidation state +3. Compounds of samarium(II) ...
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Samarium \Sa*ma"ri*um\, n. [NL., fr. E. samarskite.] (Chem.) A rare metallic element of doubtful identity. Note: Samarium was discovered, by means of spectrum analysis, in certain minerals (samarskite, cerite, etc.), in which it is associated with other ...
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n. A metallic chemical element (''symbol'' Sm) with an atomic number of 62.
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n. a gray lustrous metallic element of the rare earth group; is used in special alloys; occurs in monazite and bastnasite [syn: Sm , atomic number 62 ]
Usage examples of samarium.
Tin barely makes it into the top fifty, eclipsed by such relative obscurities as praseodymium, samarium, gadolinium, and dysprosium.
Kane noticed she seemed too shocked to speak, even though he was sure her father had told her about what befell Cerberus and most of its personnel on the day the combined forces of Barons Cobalt, Samarium, Thulia and Mande had all converged on the mountain plateau.