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Definition of Decipium

Decipium
Decipium De*cip"i*um, n. [NL., fr. L. decipere to deceive.] (Chem.) A supposed rare element, said to be associated with cerium, yttrium, etc., in the mineral samarskite, and more recently called samarium. Symbol Dp. See Samarium.

Meaning of Decipium from wikipedia

- Decipium was the proposed name for a new chemical element isolated by Marc Delafontaine from the mineral samarskite. He published his discovery in 1878...
- elements, such as the mosandrium of J. Lawrence Smith, or the philippium and decipium of Delafontaine. Due to the difficulty in separating the metals, and determining...
- symbol and name were instead used for element 105. Dc Decipium 62 Delafontaine wrongly believed decipium to be a new element. Was actually samarium. Dc Dvicaesium...
- occurrence in the South Platte Pegmatite District, Jefferson County, Colorado. Decipium, a mis-identified new element, thought to have been extracted from samarskite...
- absorption lines. Swiss chemist Marc Delafontaine announced a new element decipium (from Latin: decipiens meaning "deceptive, misleading") in 1878, but later...
- 1937 Rajendralal De Cepare Davyum Iridium and rhodium 1877 Serge Kern Decipium Samarium and other rare earths 1878 Marc Delafontaine Thought to have been...