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Cerium

Noun CEFR B1
ˈsɪəɹiəm

Definitions

A chemical element (symbol Ce) with an atomic number of 58, a very soft, ductile, silvery-white metal that tarnishes when exposed to air.

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Españolcerio
Françaiscérium
DeutschCer
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Afrikaansserium
Българскицерий
Catalàceri
Češtinacer
Cymraegceriwm
Ελληνικάδημήτριο
Esperantocerio
Suomicerium
Galegocerio
Magyarcérium
Հայերենցերիում
Íslenskaserín
Italianocerio
日本語セリウム
ქართულიცერიუმი
Қазақ тіліцерий
ភាសាខ្មែរសេរ៉្យូម
한국어세륨
Latinacerium
Lietuviųceris
Latviešucērijs
Македонскицериум
Bahasa Melayuserium
Nederlandscerium
Polskicer
Portuguêscério
Românăceriu
Русскийцерий
Slovenčinacer
Slovenščinacerij
Српскиcercerijcerijumцеријум
Svenskacerium
Türkçeseryum
Українськацерій
Tiếng Việtxeri

Examples

Despite their name, rare earths are not so rare. The most common, cerium, is as plentiful in the Earth's crust as copper or lead. The difference between them and more familiar materials is that, in nature, rare earths are almost never found on their own. Rather, they're mixed with other minerals, and often at low concentrations, making them difficult to mine economically.”

CEFR level

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