scandium

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scandium

 [skan´de-um]
a chemical element, atomic number 21, atomic weight 44.956, symbol Sc. (See Appendix 6.)

scan·di·um (Sc),

(skan'dē-ŭm),
A metallic element, atomic no. 21, atomic wt. 44.955910.
[L. Scandia, Scandinavia, where discovered]

scan·di·um

(skan'dē-ŭm)
A metallic element; atomic no. 21, atomic wt. 44.955910.
[L. Scandia, Scandinavia, where discovered]

scan·di·um

(Sc) (skan'dē-ŭm)
A metallic element used in endodontics.