keltium

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A form of celtium — The name originally proposed for element 72, now called hafnium; the discoverer, Georges Urbain, conjectured it to be a rare earth element, and proposed the symbol Ct; but subsequent work showed it to be a transition element, and hafnium was given the symbol Hf.

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Meanings

nounkeltium (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative spelling of celtium.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
hafnium
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