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Noun: praseodymium  ,prey-zee-ow'di-mee-um
  1. A soft yellowish-white trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; can be recovered from bastnasite or monazite by an ion-exchange process
    - Pr, atomic number 59

Derived forms: praseodymiums

Type of: metal, metallic element

Part of: bastnaesite, bastnasite, monazite

Encyclopedia: Praseodymium