dysprosium

noun
/dɪsˈpɹoʊ.zi.əm/US

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δυσπρόσιτος (dusprósitos, “hard to get”) + -ium. Compare also unobtainium.

Definitions

  1. A metallic chemical element (symbol Dy) with atomic number 66

    A metallic chemical element (symbol Dy) with atomic number 66: a rare earth element with a metallic silver lustre. Applications in human affairs include magnets with high performance, which are important in various machines with electric motors.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for dysprosium. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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