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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a mineral that is a source of rare earths; consists of silicates of iron and beryllium and cerium and yttrium and erbium;
[syn: gadolinite, ytterbite]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Gadolinite \Gad"o*lin*ite\, n. [Named after Gadolin, a Russian chemist.] (Min.) A mineral of a nearly black color and vitreous luster, and consisting principally of the silicates of yttrium, cerium, and iron. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

gadolinite n 1: a mineral that is a source of rare earths; consists of silicates of iron and beryllium and cerium and yttrium and erbium [syn: gadolinite, ytterbite]