PRASEODYMIUM A soft, silvery, malleable, ductile rare-earth element that develops a characteristic green tarnish in air. It occurs naturally with other rare earths in monazite and bastnaesite and is used to color glass and ceramics yellow, as a core material for carbon arcs, and in metallic alloys. Atomic number 59; atomic weight 140.908; melting point 931°C; boiling point 3,520°C; specific gravity 6.773; valence 3, 4. cross-reference: Periodic Table.
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Word: PRASEODYMIUM
Length: 12 letters
Dictionary: Valid in TWL and SOWPODS
Status: Official Scrabble word
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