Praseodymium Definition

prāzē-ō-dĭmē-əm, prāsē-
noun
A silvery, malleable chemical element, one of the rare-earth elements, whose salts are generally green in color and are used to color glasses and enamels: symbol, Pr; at. no. 59
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • atomic number 59
  • pr

Origin of Praseodymium

  • German Praseodym Greek praseos variant of prasios leek-green (from prason leek) German -dym didymium

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Ancient Greek πράσιος (prasios, “leek-green") + didymium.

    From Wiktionary

Praseodymium Sentence Examples

  • The salts of praseodymium are green in colour, and give a characteristic spark spectrum.

  • The atomic weight of praseodymium is 140.5.

  • Meyer thinks that the susceptibilities of the metals praseodymium, neodymium, ytterbium, samarium, gadolinium, and erbium, when obtained in a pure form, will be found to equal or even exceed those of the well-known ferromagnetic metals.

  • Lanthanum has retained its elementary character, but recent attempts at separating it from didymia have led to the view that didymium is a mixture of two elements, praseodymium and neodymium (see Didymium).

  • The glass in these lenses contains three elements (neodymium, erbium, and praseodymium) which enhance color perception while improving both contrast and depth perception.

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