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    ATOMIC NUMBER 58

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth groupplay

    Synonyms:

    atomic number 58; Ce; cerium

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    Nouns denoting substances

    Hypernyms ("atomic number 58" is a kind of...):

    metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)

    Holonyms ("atomic number 58" is a substance of...):

    bastnaesite; bastnasite (a yellow-to-brown mineral that is a source of rare earth elements)

    gadolinite; ytterbite (a mineral that is a source of rare earths; consists of silicates of iron and beryllium and cerium and yttrium and erbium)

    monazite (a reddish-brown mineral containing rare earth metals; an important source of thorium and cerium)

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