The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Dysprosium \Dys*pro"si*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. dyspro`sitos hard to get at.] (Chem.) An element of the rare earth-group. Symbol Dy; at. wt., 162.5. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
dysprosium n 1: a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; forms compounds that are highly magnetic [syn: dysprosium, Dy, atomic number 66]