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

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[After Johan Gadolin, (1760–1852), Finnish chemist.]

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Named after Finnish chemist Johan Gadolin.

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Examples

  • 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.

    Health News from Medical News Today 2009

  • 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

  • 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.

    FDA Boosts Warnings on Drugs Used In MRI Scans 2010

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.

    ChicagoCubsOnline.com 2008

  • 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

  • The drugs contain a magnetic, metallic chemical called gadolinium that travels throughout the heart and other organs to help clarify image quality during scans.

    Republic Broadcasting Network 2010

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