DY

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  DY    Dy    dysprosium  

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DY

▶abbreviation Benin (international vehicle registration).

– origin from Dahomey, name for Benin until 1975.

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Dy

▶symbol the chemical element dysprosium.

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dysprosium /dɪsˈprəʊzɪəm/

▶noun the chemical element of atomic number 66, a soft silvery-white metal of the lanthanide series. (Symbol: Dy)

– origin C19: from Gk dusprositos ‘hard to get at’ + -ium.