Definition of HOLMIUM

holmium

Plural: holmiums

Noun

  • A soft, silvery metallic element.
  • a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
  • A chemical element (symbol Ho) with atomic number 67: a soft and malleable silvery-white metal, too reactive to be found uncombined in nature.
  • A single atom of this element.

Examples

  • The word HOLMIUM, while long, rarely appears in competitive Scrabble play.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin Holmia (“Stockholm”), the hometown of Per Teodor Cleve, one of the discoverers of holmium.

Synonyms

atomic number 67, Ho

Scrabble Score: 14

holmium: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
holmium: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
holmium: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

holmium: valid Words With Friends Word