neodymium, Nd, atomic number
(noun) a yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs in monazite and bastnasite in association with cerium and lanthanum and praseodymium
Source: WordNet® 3.1
neodymium (countable and uncountable, plural neodymiums)
A chemical element (symbol Nd) with an atomic number of 60: a hard, slightly malleable silvery metal that quickly tarnishes in air and moisture.
(countable) A single atom of this element.
Source: Wiktionary
Ne`o*dym"i*um, n. Etym: [NL. Dee Neo-, and Didymium.] (Chem.)
Definition: An elementary substance which forms one of the constituents of didymium. Symbol Nd. Atomic weight 140.8.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
