SCANDIUM

scandium, Sc, atomic number

(noun) a white trivalent metallic element; sometimes classified in the rare earth group; occurs in the Scandinavian mineral thortveitite

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

scandium (uncountable)

A metallic chemical element, atomic number 21, obtained from some uranium ores; it is a transition element.

Synonyms

• eka-boron

Anagrams

• muscadin

Source: Wiktionary

Scan"di*um, n. Etym: [NL. So called because found in Scandinavian minerals] (Chem.)

Definition: A rare metallic element of the boron group, whose existence was predicated under the provisional name ekaboron by means of the periodic law, and subsequently discovered by spectrum analysis in certain rare Scandinavian minerals (euxenite and gadolinite). It has not yet been isolated. Symbol Sc. Atomic weight 44

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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