1. a white trivalent metallic element; sometimes classified in the rare earth group; occurs in the Scandinavian mineral thortveitite; [syn: scandium, Sc, atomic number 21]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
atomic number 21
n 1: a white trivalent metallic element; sometimes classified in
the rare earth group; occurs in the Scandinavian mineral
thortveitite [syn: scandium, Sc, atomic number 21]