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CEROUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or containing cerium with valence 3
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
cerium (a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group)
Derivation:
cerium (a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group)
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