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A metallic chemical element (symbol Dy) with an atomic number of 66.See Also: dysprosia
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Dysprosium — (pronEng|dɪsˈproʊziəm) is a chemical element with the symbol Dy and atomic number 66. Characteristics Dysprosium is a rare earth element that has a metallic, bright silver luster, relatively stable in air at room temperature, but dissolving… … Wikipedia
Dysprosium — Terbium ← Dysprosium → Holmium … Wikipédia en Français
dysprosium — [ disprozjɔm ] n. m. • 1886; gr. dusprositos « difficile à atteindre » ♦ Chim. Élément atomique (Dy; no at. 66; m. at. 162,5), métal du groupe des terres rares d éclat métallique analogue à celui de l argent. ● dysprosium nom masculin (grec… … Encyclopédie Universelle
dysprosium — Symbol: Dy Atomic number: 66 Atomic weight: 162.50 Metallic with a bright silvery white lustre. Dysprosium belongs to the lanthanoids. It is relatively stable in air at room temperatures, it will however dissolve in mineral acids, evolving… … Elements of periodic system
Dysprosium — Dys*pro si*um, n. [NL., fr. Gr. dyspro sitos hard to get at.] (Chem.) An element of the rare earth group. Symbol Dy; at. wt., 162.5. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dysprosium — element, obtained 1906 from an earth discovered in 1886, the last to be extracted from the complex earth called yttria, and named dysprosia in reference to the difficulty of obtaining it, from Gk. dysprositos hard to get at, difficult of access,… … Etymology dictionary
dysprosium — [dis prō′zē əm, dis prō′sēəm] n. [ModL < Gr dysprositos, difficult of access < dys , DYS + prositos, approachable < prosienai, come to < pros, toward + ienai, to go (see ION): so named (1886) by its discoverer, Fr chemist P. E. Lecoq… … English World dictionary
Dysprosium — Eigenschaften … Deutsch Wikipedia
Dysprosium — Dys|pro|si|um 〈n.; s; unz.; chem. 〉 chem. Element, Metall der seltenen Erden [zu grch. dysprositos „schwer zu erlangen“] * * * Dys|pro|si|um [griech. dysprósitos = schwer zugänglich; ↑ ium (1)], das; s; Symbol: Dy; chem. Element, Protonenzahl 66 … Universal-Lexikon
dysprosium — /dis proh see euhm, shee /, n. Chem. a rare earth metallic element, highly reactive and paramagnetic, found in small amounts in various rare earth minerals, as euxenite and monazite: used to absorb neutrons in nuclear reactors. Symbol: Dy; at. wt … Universalium
Dysprosium — disprozis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. dysprosium vok. Dysprosium, n rus. диспрозий, m pranc. dysprosium, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
