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holmium

noun

  1. chemical element with atomic number 67
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈhoʊ(l).mi.əm/

noun

Etymology: From Latin Holmia (“Stockholm”), the hometown of Per Teodor Cleve, one of the discoverers of holmium.

  1. A chemical element (symbol Ho) with atomic number 67: a soft and malleable silvery-white metal, too reactive to be found uncombined in nature.
  2. A single atom of this element.