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Cerium vs Cerian - What's the difference?

cerium | cerian |

As a noun cerium

is cerium.

As an adjective cerian is

(mineralogy) describing minerals that contain tetravalent cerium.

cerium

English

Alternative forms

* cererium (a name proposed (but not accepted) to indicate "cerium" does not come from the Greek word for "wax" )

Noun

(-) (wikipedia cerium)
  • A metallic chemical element (symbol Ce) with an atomic number of 58.

    • Derived terms

    * ceric * cerine * cerite * cerium dioxide * cerium metals * cerium oxide * cerium trichloride * cerous * ferrocerium

    Related terms

    * Ceres * ceria

    See also

    * allanite * bastnasite * CAN * hydroxylbastnasite * jeweler's rouge, jeweller's rouge * monazite * orthite * rhabdophane * synchysite

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    cerian

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (mineralogy) Describing minerals that contain tetravalent cerium

    • Related terms

    * ceroan

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