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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Gadolinium \Gad`o*lin"i*um\, with an assigned atomic weight of 153.3. Gaekwar \Gaek"war\, n. [Also Gaikwar, Guicowar.] [Marathi g[=a]ekw[=a]r, prop., a cowherd.] The title of the ruling Prince of Baroda, in Gujarat, in Bombay, India. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Gadolinium \Gad`o*lin"i*um\, n. [NL. See {Gadolinite}.] (Chem.) A supposed rare metallic element, with a characteristic spectrum, found associated with yttrium and other rare metals. Its individuality and properties have not yet been determined. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: gadolinium n : a ductile silvery-white ductile ferromagnetic trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group [syn: {Gd}, {atomic number 64}] From Elements database 20001107 [elements]: gadolinium Symbol: Gd Atomic number: 64 Atomic weight: 157.25 Soft silvery metallic element belonging to the lanthanoids. Seven natural, stable isotopes are known in addition to eleven artificial isotopes. Gd-155 and Gd-157 and the best neutron absorbers of all elements. Gadolinium compounds are used in electronics. Discovered by J.C.G Marignac in 1880.
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