ˈskandēəm noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin Scandia, ancient name of southern Scandinavian peninsula + New Latin -ium
: a white trivalent metallic element sparsely but widely distributed in combined form in association with the rare-earth metals with which it is sometimes included and found especially in various Scandinavian minerals (as thortveitite) — symbol Sc ; see element table