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HOLMIUM

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• HOLMIUM (noun)
The noun HOLMIUM has 1 sense:

1. a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds

Familiarity information: HOLMIUM used as a noun is very rare.

• HOLMIUM (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

atomic number 67; Ho; holmium

Hypernyms ("holmium" is a kind of...):

metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)

Holonyms ("holmium" is a substance of...):

gadolinite; ytterbite (a mineral that is a source of rare earths; consists of silicates of iron and beryllium and cerium and yttrium and erbium)

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