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a white trivalent metallic element; sometimes classified in the rare earth group; occurs in the Scandinavian mineral thortveitite
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scandiumatomic number 21
Other meanings
2. noun
a state in the Deep South; one of the original 13 colonies
3. noun
a permanent council of the United Nations; responsible for preserving world peace
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