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English noun: hafnium

1. hafnium (substance) a grey tetravalent metallic element that resembles zirconium chemically and is found in zirconium minerals; used in filaments for its ready emission of electrons


Synonymsatomic number 72, Hf


Broader (hypernym)metal, metallic element









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