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scandium

scandium

1 8.9
A soft silvery metal used to make other metals stronger
  • noun
  • /ˈskændiəm/
  • Specialized
translation icon : escandio
  • The most promising approach is to use tritides (the analogue of hydrides) of metals such as titanium and scandium.
  • scandium aluminum
  • scandium frame
  • scandium tubing

Examples

  • The new elements included indium, gallium, scandium, germanium, and thallium (identified on the basis of a single spectral line).

  • Does that have a consequence for how you write the electron condition configuration of scandium or titanium, for example?

  • Was it with a brilliant white flame forming scandium oxide?

  • 21, scandium...

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  • I would love to get another S&W Scandium-framed midsized 1911 like I used to have, but

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  • Many high-end bicycle frames are made using scandium to enhance performance.

  • Pure-value, no-hype race bike TECH SPECS: Easton scandium aluminum frames are among the lightest around.

Synonyms

Sc
vsscandium
  • Specialized
23 8.9

A chemical symbol for the metal scandium

is the full common name rather than an abbreviated symbol
atomic number 21
vsscandium
  • Specialized
7.8

A light white metal called scandium that people use in alloys to make things stronger

is the common name used instead of a numeric label

Surface Forms

scandium singular
scandiums plural

Etymology

The word scandium comes from Scandia, an old name for 'Scandinavia', and you can see the same root in the word Scandinavian. Scientists named the metal after the place where it was first found, so the name reminds us that this silvery element comes from that region.