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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) samarium
a rare-earth metallic element discovered in samarskite.

Etymology: (1875–80; < NL; see samarskite , -ium²)

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Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) samarium, Sm, atomic number 62
a grey lustrous metallic element of the rare earth group; is used in special alloys; occurs in monazite and bastnasite

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Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Samarium
a rare metallic element of doubtful identity

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U.S. National Library of Medicine

1. Samarium
Samarium. An element of the rare earth family of metals. It has the atomic symbol Sm, atomic number 62, and atomic weight 150.36. The oxide is used in the control rods of some nuclear reactors.

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