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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δίδυμος (dídumos, “twin”) + -ium.
Noun
didymium (uncountable)
- A mixture of praseodymium and neodymium once thought to be an element (symbol Di).
Translations
mixture of praseodymium and neodymium once thought to be an element
Danish
Noun
didymium
- Alternative form of didym
1890, Gustav Storm, Nordisk conversationslexikon: indeholdende forklaring over vigtige navne, gjenstande og begreber, som forekomme under laesning og i samtale:... hvis Forbindelser dog siden have vist sig at bestaa af en Blanding af Didymium-, Erbium- og Yttriumforbindelser- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
1901, Teknisk ukeblad i samarbeide med teknikk:
1870, Archiv for Pharmacie Og Technisk Chemie Med Deres Grundvidenskaber, page 150:Mange Legemer give næsten farveløse Opløsninger, men vise dog stærke Absorbtionsstriber, f. Ex. Saltene af Didymium, Mangan, Hæmatin og Kruorin.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)