samarium

noun
/səˈmɛə.ɹi.əm/UK/səˈmɛɹ.i.əm/US/səˈmæɹiəm/

Etymology

After samarskite, in turn honoring Vasili Samarsky-Bykhovets.

Definitions

  1. A chemical element (symbol Sm) with an atomic number of 62, a moderately hard silvery…

    A chemical element (symbol Sm) with an atomic number of 62, a moderately hard silvery metal that slowly oxidizes in air. Applications in human affairs include magnets with high performance at high temperatures, which are important in military equipment.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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

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