Cerium-metal
any of a subgroup of rare-earth metals, of which the terbium and yttrium metals comprise the other two subgroups.
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a steel-gray, ductile metallic element of the rare-earth group found only in combination. Symbol: Ce; atomic weight: 140.12; atomic number: 58. Contemporary Examples Historical Examples noun a malleable ductile steel-grey element of the lanthanide series of metals, used in lighter flints and as a reducing agent in metallurgy. Symbol: Ce; atomic no: 58; atomic wt: […]
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