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Cerium vs Curium - What's the difference?

cerium | curium |

As nouns the difference between cerium and curium

is that cerium is cerium while curium is curium.

cerium

English

Alternative forms

* cererium (a name proposed (but not accepted) to indicate "cerium" does not come from the Greek word for "wax" )

Noun

(-) (wikipedia cerium)
  • A metallic chemical element (symbol Ce) with an atomic number of 58.

    • Derived terms

    * ceric * cerine * cerite * cerium dioxide * cerium metals * cerium oxide * cerium trichloride * cerous * ferrocerium

    Related terms

    * Ceres * ceria

    See also

    * allanite * bastnasite * CAN * hydroxylbastnasite * jeweler's rouge, jeweller's rouge * monazite * orthite * rhabdophane * synchysite

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    curium

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia curium)
  • A transuranic chemical element (symbol Cm) with an atomic number of 96.

    • Derived terms

    * curium bromide * curium chloride * curium dioxide * curium iodide * curium oxide * curium tetrafluoride * curium trioxide

    Related terms

    * curie * curite