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didymium

noun
di·​dym·​i·​um | \ dÄ«-ˈdi-mÄ“-É™m How to pronounce didymium (audio) \

Definition of didymium

: a mixture of rare earth elements made up chiefly of neodymium and praseodymium and used especially for coloring glass for optical filters

First Known Use of didymium

1842, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for didymium

New Latin, from Greek didymos twin, from dyo two — more at two

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