稀土金屬元素,符號Tm,銩原子序69
Thulium \Thu"li*um\, n. [NL. See {Thule}.] (Chem.)
A rare metallic element of uncertain properties and identity,
said to have been found in the mineral gadolinite.
thulium
n : a soft silvery metallic element of the rare earth group;
isotope 170 emits X-rays and is used in small portable
X-ray machines; it occurs in monazite and apatite and
xenotime [syn: {Tm}, {atomic number 69}]