Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Gadolinium"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Gadolinium \Gad`o*lin"i*um\, with an assigned atomic weight of
153.3. Gaekwar \Gaek"war\, n. [Also Gaikwar, Guicowar.]
[Marathi g[=a]ekw[=a]r, prop., a cowherd.]
The title of the ruling Prince of Baroda, in Gujarat, in
Bombay, India.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Gadolinium \Gad`o*lin"i*um\, n. [NL. See {Gadolinite}.] (Chem.)
A supposed rare metallic element, with a characteristic
spectrum, found associated with yttrium and other rare
metals. Its individuality and properties have not yet been
determined.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
gadolinium
n : a ductile silvery-white ductile ferromagnetic trivalent
metallic element of the rare earth group [syn: {Gd}, {atomic
number 64}]
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