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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Chemical symbol, Dp; atomic weight, 106 if the oxid is DpO, or 171 if, as is likely, the oxid is Dp2O3.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (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.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun obsolete Proposed name for a chemical element isolated from samarskite, later found to be a mixture of samarium and other rare earth elements.

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