Definition of Atomic number 58

1. Noun. A ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group.

Exact synonyms: Ce, Cerium
Generic synonyms: Metal, Metallic Element
Substance meronyms: Bastnaesite, Bastnasite, Gadolinite, Ytterbite, Monazite
Derivative terms: Cerous

Lexicographical Neighbors of Atomic Number 58

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Literary usage of Atomic number 58

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Realities of Modern Science: An Introduction for the General Reader by John Mills (1919)
"Corresponding to the atomic number 58 is the rare metallic element cerium. For simplicity an entire period of rare earths, following cerium, is omitted from ..."

2. Organic Chemistry for Advanced Students by Julius Berend Cohen (1918)
"Atomic number, 58, 97. — refractivity. 85. — volume, 85. — weights, of Berzelius, 3 ; of Dumas. 5 ; of Gerhardt, 27. Atoms, molecules and equivalents of ..."

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