gadolinium
noun
gad·o·lin·i·um
ˌga-də-ˈli-nē-əm 
: a magnetic metallic element of the rare-earth group occurring in combination in gadolinite and several other minerals see Chemical Elements Table
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Lanthanum, for instance, helps produce colors on smart phone and computer screens, as does gadolinium.
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Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
Although gadolinium can stay in the body for months or years, there has been no evidence of harm from gadolinium in brain tissue, despite these agents having been used for many years.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 20 Mar. 2023
The gadolinium would capture the neutron about 20 microseconds after it’s created, taking it into its own nucleus and leading to the immediate burst of gamma rays.
—Dolly Setton, Discover Magazine, 30 July 2014
May administer gadolinium contrast dosage intravenously.
—Zachary Smith, cleveland, 29 Mar. 2022
Several years later, the plant installed gadolinium nitrate sprinklers in the Shelter’s roof.
—Richard Stone, Science | AAAS, 5 May 2021
But physicists have now created detectors that rely on lithium, rather than gadolinium.
—Sarah Scoles, Wired, 6 Oct. 2020
This spring, scientists will increase the sensitivity of the 22-year-old Super-Kamiokande neutrino observatory by doping water in its observation chamber with the rare-earth metal gadolinium.
—Science News Staff, Science | AAAS, 2 Jan. 2020
Mixed in the water will be the element gadolinium, which will absorb the neutron generated in the collision, emitting a second flash of Cherenkov light.
—Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2018
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Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
Although gadolinium can stay in the body for months or years, there has been no evidence of harm from gadolinium in brain tissue, despite these agents having been used for many years.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 20 Mar. 2023
The gadolinium would capture the neutron about 20 microseconds after it’s created, taking it into its own nucleus and leading to the immediate burst of gamma rays.
—Dolly Setton, Discover Magazine, 30 July 2014
May administer gadolinium contrast dosage intravenously.
—Zachary Smith, cleveland, 29 Mar. 2022
Several years later, the plant installed gadolinium nitrate sprinklers in the Shelter’s roof.
—Richard Stone, Science | AAAS, 5 May 2021
But physicists have now created detectors that rely on lithium, rather than gadolinium.
—Sarah Scoles, Wired, 6 Oct. 2020
This spring, scientists will increase the sensitivity of the 22-year-old Super-Kamiokande neutrino observatory by doping water in its observation chamber with the rare-earth metal gadolinium.
—Science News Staff, Science | AAAS, 2 Jan. 2020
Mixed in the water will be the element gadolinium, which will absorb the neutron generated in the collision, emitting a second flash of Cherenkov light.
—Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2018
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gadolinium
noun
gad·o·lin·i·um
ˌgad-ᵊl-ˈin-ē-əm
: a magnetic metallic chemical element see element
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gadolinium
noun
gad·o·lin·i·um
ˌgad-ᵊl-ˈin-ē-əm
: a magnetic metallic element of the rare-earth group
—symbol Gd
see Chemical Elements Table
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