Hypernym

mineral 1

noun

solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition

Substance_meronym

cerium 1

noun

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

neodymium 1

noun

a yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs in monazite and bastnasite in association with cerium and lanthanum and praseodymium

praseodymium 1

noun

a soft yellowish-white trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; can be recovered from bastnasite or monazite by an ion-exchange process

samarium 1

noun

a grey lustrous metallic element of the rare earth group; is used in special alloys; occurs in monazite and bastnasite

bastnasite 1

noundomain: substance

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

a yellow-to-brown mineral that is a source of rare earth elements

Synonyms

bastnaesite 1
a yellow-to-brown mineral that is a source of rare earth elements

Substance_holonym

cerium 1

noun

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

neodymium 1

noun

a yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs in monazite and bastnasite in association with cerium and lanthanum and praseodymium

praseodymium 1

noun

a soft yellowish-white trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; can be recovered from bastnasite or monazite by an ion-exchange process

samarium 1

noun

a grey lustrous metallic element of the rare earth group; is used in special alloys; occurs in monazite and bastnasite