scandium
noun/ˈskændiəm/
/ˈskændiəm/
[uncountable] (symbol Sc)
- a chemical element. Scandium is a silver-white metal found in various minerals.Word Originlate 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Scandia, contraction of Scandinavia (where minerals are found containing this element).
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