ceria

[ seer-ee-uh ]

/ ˈsɪər i ə /

noun

a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO2, usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.

Origin of ceria

ceri(um) + -a⁴

Words nearby ceria

cereous, Ceres, ceresin, cereus, Cerf, ceria, ceric, ceric oxide, ceriferous, ceriman, cerinic acid

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Example sentences from the Web for ceria

It is the ceria that gives the light, yet a little more of it will lower the luminosity.
Creative Chemistry|Edwin E. Slosson
Greater or less proportions of ceria decreased the light-output.
Artificial Light|M. Luckiesh
These crude earths, yttria and ceria, have supplied most if not all of the “rare earth” metals.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1|Various
In this way a very high initial illuminating power was obtained, which, however, rapidly fell as the ceria slowly volatilized.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 6|Various

The oxyacetylene flame is concentrated upon a small pellet of ceria, which provides a brilliant source of small dimensions.
Artificial Light|M. Luckiesh

British Dictionary definitions for ceria

ceria

/ (ˈsɪərɪə) /

noun

another name (not in technical usage) for ceric oxide

Word Origin for ceria

New Latin, from cerium

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单词	ceria
释义	ceria [ seer-ee-uh ] / ˈsɪər i ə / noun a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO2, usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing. Origin of ceria ceri(um) + -a⁴ Words nearby ceria cereous, Ceres, ceresin, cereus, Cerf, ceria, ceric, ceric oxide, ceriferous, ceriman, cerinic acid Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ceria It is the ceria that gives the light, yet a little more of it will lower the luminosity. Creative Chemistry\|Edwin E. Slosson Greater or less proportions of ceria decreased the light-output. Artificial Light\|M. Luckiesh These crude earths, yttria and ceria, have supplied most if not all of the “rare earth” metals. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1\|Various In this way a very high initial illuminating power was obtained, which, however, rapidly fell as the ceria slowly volatilized. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 6\|Various The oxyacetylene flame is concentrated upon a small pellet of ceria, which provides a brilliant source of small dimensions. Artificial Light\|M. Luckiesh British Dictionary definitions for ceria ceria / (ˈsɪərɪə) / noun another name (not in technical usage) for ceric oxide Word Origin for ceria New Latin, from cerium Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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