Vic*to"ri*um (?), n. [NL. So named after
Victoria, queen of Great Britain.] (Chem.) A
probable chemical element discovered by Sir William Crookes in 1898.
Its nitrate is obtained byy practical decomposition and
crystallization of yttrium nitrate. At. wt., about 117.
Vic*to"ri*um (?), n. [NL. So named after
Victoria, queen of Great Britain.] (Chem.) A
probable chemical element discovered by Sir William Crookes in 1898.
Its nitrate is obtained byy practical decomposition and
crystallization of yttrium nitrate. At. wt., about 117.