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Definition of Philippium

Philippium
Philippium Phi*lip"pi*um, n. [NL. So named from Philippe Plantamour, of Geneva, Switzerland.] (Chem.) A rare and doubtful metallic element said to have been discovered in the mineral samarskite.

Meaning of Philippium from wikipedia

- Holmium is a chemical element; it has symbol Ho and atomic number 67. It is a rare-earth element and the eleventh member of the lanthanide series. It is...
- of new elements, such as the mosandrium of J. Lawrence Smith, or the philippium and decipium of Delafontaine. Due to the difficulty in separating the...
- is K. The symbol Po is now used for polonium. Pp Philippium 67 Delafontaine wrongly believed philippium to be a new element. Was actually holmium. R Rhodium...
- erbia proper and two new elements, thulium and holmium. Delafontaine's philippium turned out to be identical to what Soret found. 21 Scandium 1879 F. Nilson...