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gadolinium

/gad-l-in-ee-uhm/US // ˌgæd lˈɪn i əm //UK // (ˌɡædəˈlɪnɪəm) //

钆,钆元素,钆的作用,钆的

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Chemistry.

    • : a rare-earth metallic element. Symbol: Gd; atomic weight: 157.25; atomic number: 64.

Examples

  • However, they had enough old Federation-period textbooks still in microprint to know what could be done with gadolinium.

  • Gadolinium was essential to hyperdrive engines; the engines of a ship the size of the Nemesis required fifty pounds of it.

  • Her captain wanted fissionables and gadolinium; Count Lionel was building more ships.

  • Hey, you're not thinking of selling Amaterasu plutonium and Beowulf gadolinium, are you?