n.
Pronunciation: dis- ' pr ō -z ē - ə m, -zh( ē -) ə m
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek dysprositos hard to get at, from dys- + prositos approachable, from prosienai to approach, from pros- + ienai to go ― more at ISSUE
Date: 1886
: an element of the rare-earth group that forms highly magnetic compounds ― see ELEMENT table