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Decipium
De-cip′i-um
,Noun.
[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
. Definition 2024
decipium
decipium
English
Noun
decipium (uncountable)
- (obsolete) Proposed name for a chemical element isolated from samarskite, later found to be a mixture of samarium and other rare earth elements.