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dysprosium

Silver-white, metallic element of the lanthanide series, atomic number 66, relative atomic mass 162.50. It is among the most magnetic of all known substances and has a great capacity to absorb neutrons.

It was discovered in 1886 by French chemist Paul Lecoq de Boisbaudran (1838–1912).



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