Scan"di*um (?), n. [NL. So called
because found in Scandinavian minerals.] (Chem.) A
rare metallic element of the boron group, whose existence was
predicted under the provisional name ekaboron by means of the
periodic law, and subsequently discovered by spectrum analysis in
certain rare Scandinavian minerals (euxenite and
gadolinite). It has not yet been isolated. Symbol Sc. Atomic
weight 44.
Scan"di*um (?), n. [NL. So called
because found in Scandinavian minerals.] (Chem.) A
rare metallic element of the boron group, whose existence was
predicted under the provisional name ekaboron by means of the
periodic law, and subsequently discovered by spectrum analysis in
certain rare Scandinavian minerals (euxenite and
gadolinite). It has not yet been isolated. Symbol Sc. Atomic
weight 44.
