holmium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A chemical element (symbol Ho) with atomic number 67: a soft and malleable silvery-white metal, too reactive to be found uncombined in nature.
A single atom of this element.

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holmium holmiums

From Latin Holmia (“Stockholm”), the hometown of Per Teodor Cleve, one of the discoverers of holmium.

holmic Stockholm

diholmium holmate holmia holmian holmium oxide holmium sesquioxide

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