HyperDic: scandium

English > 1 sense of the word scandium:
NOUNsubstancescandium, Sc, atomic number 21a white trivalent metallic element
English > scandium: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA white trivalent metallic element; sometimes classified in the rare earth group; occurs in the Scandinavian mineral thortveitite.
SynonymsSc, atomic number 21
Broadermetallic element, metalAny of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
Substance ofthortveititeA mineral consisting of scandium yttrium silicate
Spanishescandio, número atómico 21, Sc
Catalanescandi, número atòmic 21, Sc

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