didymium
a mixture of neodymium and praseodymium, formerly thought to be an element. Symbol: Di
Origin of didymium
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didymium salts have a rose or violet colour, and impart (when in sufficient quantity) the same colour to the borax bead.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. | Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob BeringerA subnitrate of didymium is formed, and remains as an insoluble residue on extracting with hot water.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. | Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob BeringerNeodymium (Nd) forms the chief portion of the old “didymium.”
It is readily distinguished from didymium minus by the much larger and more distinctly warted spores.
The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio | A. P. MorganSpumaria is essentially related to didymium by the crystals of lime upon the walls of the sporangia.
The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio | A. P. Morgan
British Dictionary definitions for didymium
/ (daɪˈdɪmɪəm, dɪ-) /
a mixture of the metallic rare earths neodymium and praseodymium, once thought to be an element
a mixture of rare earths and their oxides used in colouring glass
Origin of didymium
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