holmium

noun
/ˈhoʊ(l).mi.əm/US

Etymology

From Latin Holmia (“Stockholm”), the hometown of Per Teodor Cleve, one of the discoverers of holmium.

  1. derived from Holmia — “Stockholm

Definitions

  1. A chemical element (symbol Ho) with atomic number 67

    A chemical element (symbol Ho) with atomic number 67: a soft and malleable silvery-white metal, too reactive to be found uncombined in nature.

  2. A single atom of this element.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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

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