Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A silvery-white, malleable, ductile, metallic rare-earth element, with unusual magnetic properties including a Curie point at room temperature, obtained from monazite and bastnaesite and used in improving high-temperature characteristics of iron, chromium, and related alloys, and as a contrast medium for magnetic resonance imaging. Atomic number 64; atomic weight 157.25; melting point 1,313°C; boiling point approximately 3,273°C; specific gravity from 7.901; valence 3. cross-reference: Periodic Table.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A supposed new element found with yttrium in gadolinite.
- noun It belongs to the same family as yttrium. Its oxid is white, and its salts are colorless: atomic weight about 156. It perhaps represents a mixture of more than a single element.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A rare earth metallic element of the Lanthanide series, with a characteristic spectrum, found associated with yttrium and other rare earth elements. Symbol, Gd; it has an atomic number of 64, an atomic weight of 157.25 (C=12.011), and a valence of +3.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A metallic chemical element (symbol Gd) with an
atomic number of 64.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a ductile silvery-white ductile ferromagnetic trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group
Etymologies
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Examples
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The most effective and common of these clinical agents contain a toxic metal called gadolinium, which is sequestered by wrapping the metal in organic molecules called chelates.
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The most effective and common of these clinical agents contain a toxic metal called gadolinium, that is sequestered by wrapping the metal in organic molecules called chelates.
National Business News - Local Business News | bizjournals 2009
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The FDA said that drugs known as gadolinium-based contrast agents will carry new warnings on their labels about the risk of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis if the drugs are administered to certain patients with kidney disease.
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A contrast agent called gadolinium is often injected so the blood vessels can be seen better.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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A contrast agent called gadolinium is often injected so the blood vessels can be seen better.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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A contrast agent called gadolinium is often injected so the blood vessels can be seen better.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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A contrast agent called gadolinium is often injected so the blood vessels can be seen better.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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Zambrano did not want the fluid pumped into his arm required for an MRI called gadolinium) apparently caused Zambrano to be placed on the 15-day DL back in June and he would rather miss one start because of what he is describing as a tired arm than at least two starts he would miss because of the fluid being injected.
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Thomsen and his colleagues believed the drug, which contained a toxic metal called gadolinium, was directly linked to the incapacitating illness of their patients.
Media news, UK and world media comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk Sarah Boseley 2010
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The drugs contain a magnetic, metallic chemical called gadolinium that travels throughout the heart and other organs to help clarify image quality during scans.
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