Praseodymium — (pronEng|ˌpreɪzioʊˈdɪmiəm or IPA|/ˌpreɪsioʊˈdɪmiəm/) is a chemical element that has the symbol Pr and atomic number 59. Characteristics Praseodymium is a soft silvery metal in the lanthanide group. It is somewhat more resistant to corrosion in… … Wikipedia
praseodymium — Symbol: Pr Atomic number: 59 Atomic weight: 140.907 Soft silvery metallic element, belongs to the lanthanoids. Only natural isotope is Pr 141 which is not radioactive. Fourteen radioactive isotopes have been artificially produced. Used in rare… … Elements of periodic system
praseodymium — rare metallic element, 1885, coined in Modern Latin by discoverer Carl Auer von Welsbach (1858 1929) from Gk. prasios leek green (from prason leek ) + didymos double, the name given to an earth in 1840, so called because it was a twin to lanthana … Etymology dictionary
praseodymium — [prā΄zē ō dim′ē əm, prā΄sēō dim′ē əm] n. [ModL < praseodymia, a rare earth (< Gr prasios: see PRASE) + ModL (di)dymium (see DIDYMIUM): so named (1885) by C. A. von Welsbach (1858 1929), Austrian chemist, from its spectroscopic line and from … English World dictionary
praseodymium — /pray zee oh dim ee euhm, pray see /, n. Chem. a rare earth, metallic, trivalent element, named from its green salts. Symbol: Pr; at. wt.: 140.91; at. no.: 59; sp. gr.: 6.77 at 20°C. [1880 85; < NL, equiv. to praseo (comb. form repr. Gk prásios… … Universalium
praseodymium — prazeodimis statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Cheminis elementas. simbolis( iai) Pr atitikmenys: lot. praseodymium angl. praseodymium rus. празеодим … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
praseodymium — prazeodimis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. praseodymium vok. Praseodym, n rus. празеодим, m pranc. praséodyme, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
Praseodymium(III) chloride — Praseodymium(III) chloride … Wikipedia
Praseodymium(III) sulfide — Chembox new Name = Praseodymium(III) sulfide OtherNames = Section1 = Chembox Identifiers CASNo = 12038 13 0 Section2 = Chembox Properties Formula = Pr2S3 MolarMass = 378.00 g/mol Appearance = brown powder rotten egg odor Density = 5.042 g/cm³,… … Wikipedia
praseodymium — noun Etymology: New Latin, alteration of praseodidymium, irregular from Greek prasios, adjective + New Latin didymium didymium Date: 1885 a yellowish white metallic element of the rare earth group used especially in alloys and in the form of its… … New Collegiate Dictionary