
Cerium
WordNet
noun
(1) A ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group
WiktionaryText
Alternative spellings
- cererium (a name proposed (but not accepted) to indicate "cerium" does not come from the Greek word for "wax")
Noun
- A metallic chemical element (symbol Ce) with an atomic number of 58.
See also
- allanite
- bastnasite
- CAN
- hydroxylbastnasite
- jeweler's rouge, jeweller's rouge
- monazite
- orthite
- rhabdophane
- synchysite