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ATOMIC NUMBER 60
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs in monazite and bastnasite in association with cerium and lanthanum and praseodymium
Synonyms:
atomic number 60; Nd; neodymium
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("atomic number 60" is a kind of...):
metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)
Holonyms ("atomic number 60" is a substance of...):
bastnaesite; bastnasite (a yellow-to-brown mineral that is a source of rare earth elements)
monazite (a reddish-brown mineral containing rare earth metals; an important source of thorium and cerium)