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(1):

(n.) A rare metallic element occurring in combination with cerium, lanthanum, and other rare metals, and forming amethyst-colored salts. It was separated in 1885 by von Welsbach from praseodymium, the two having previously been regarded as a single element (didymium). It is chiefly trivalent. Symbol Nd; at. wt. 144.3.

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(n.) An elementary substance which forms one of the constituents of didymium. Symbol Nd. Atomic weight 140.8.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Neodymium'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​n/neodymium.html. 1828.
 
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