HOLMIUM


Meaning of HOLMIUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhō(l)-mē-əm ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Holmia Stockholm, Sweden

Date: 1879

: a metallic element of the rare-earth group that forms highly magnetic compounds and is obtained especially from monazite — see element table

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