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a light, ductile, silver-white, metallic element that burns with a dazzling white light, used in lightweight alloys, flares, fireworks, in the manufacture of flashbulbs
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a hard, heavy, metallic element having the greatest density of the known elements and forming octavalent compounds
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a rare, trivalent, metallic element obtained from thortveitite.
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a precious yellow metallic element, highly malleable and ductile, and not subject to oxidation or corrosion
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a rare metallic element of the manganese subgroup: used, because of its high melting point
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a heavy, silver-white, highly toxic metallic element, the only one that is liquid at room temperature
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a white, ductile metallic element, used for making mirrors, coins, ornaments
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a malleable, ductile, metallic element having a characteristic reddish-brown
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a ductile, bluish-white metallic element: used in making galvanized iron, brass, and other alloys, and as an element in voltaic cells
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a heavy, grayish-white, highly malleable and ductile metallic element, resistant to most chemicals
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a silver-white metallic element with a faint pinkish tinge, occurring in compounds whose silicates afford important blue coloring substances for ceramics
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a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition
