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Noun: scandium  skan-dee-um
  1. A white trivalent metallic element; sometimes classified in the rare earth group; occurs in the Scandinavian mineral thortveitite
    - Sc, atomic number 21

Derived forms: scandiums

Type of: metal, metallic element

Part of: thortveitite

Encyclopedia: Scandium