gd (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *GD / Gd*:
NOUN	substance	GD, soman	a nerve agent easily absorbed into the body
substance	Gd, gadolinium, atomic number 64	a ductile silvery-white ductile ferromagnetic trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group

English > GD: 2 senses > noun 1, substance
Meaning	A nerve agent easily absorbed into the body; a lethal cholinesterase inhibitor that is highly toxic when inhaled.
Synonym	soman
Broader	organophosphate nerve agent	Any of a series of nerve agents containing organophosphate compounds first synthesized by German chemists in 1936
Spanish	soman, somán
Catalan	soman

English > Gd: 2 senses > noun 2, substance
Meaning	A ductile silvery-white ductile ferromagnetic trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
Synonyms	gadolinium, atomic number 64
Broader	metallic element, metal	Any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
Substance of	gadolinite, ytterbite	A mineral that is a source of rare earths
Substance of	samarskite	A complex black mineral occurring in pegmatites
Spanish	gadolinio, número atómico 64
Catalan	gadolini, Gd, número atòmic 64

HyperDic: gd