English Explanatory Dictionary

philippium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A supposed metallic element obtainable from samarskite, later discovered to be a mixture of yttrium and terbium.

Word forms

philippium

Etymology

From French Philippe + -ium, after Philippe Plantamour of Geneva, Switzerland.

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