gadolinium
noun
gad·o·lin·i·um
ˌga-də-ˈli-nē-əm 
: a magnetic metallic element of the rare-earth group occurring in combination in gadolinite and several other minerals see Chemical Elements Table
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In response to emerging concerns about a substance called gadolinium, which is often used during MRI procedures, the FDA funded our own work on a study of almost 6,000 pregnant women, which found no elevated risk.
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Almut Winterstein, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2025
The mud is believed to contain dysprosium and neodymium, which are used in electric vehicle motor magnets, as well as gadolinium and terbium, used in various high-tech products, Ishii said.
—Yuka Obayashi, Reuters, 4 July 2025
Those rare earths included samarium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, lutetium, scandium, and yttrium.
—Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Ars Video Rare but not irreplaceable The export controls China announced earlier this month cover samarium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, lutetium, scandium, and yttrium—seven elements that belong to what is known as the rare earth family.
—ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2025
Rare but Not Irreplaceable The export controls China announced earlier this month cover samarium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, lutetium, scandium, and yttrium—seven elements that belong to what is known as the rare earth family.
—Zeyi Yang, Wired News, 23 Apr. 2025
The new restrictions — which encompass the medium and heavy rare earth elements samarium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, lutetium, scandium and yttrium — will require Chinese companies to secure special licenses to export the resources.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2025
However, his team found that oxalic acid may help gadolinium escape from the contrast agent and form nanoparticles.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 14 Apr. 2025
Separately, in research to be presented later this week, imec will show 300-mm compatible process optimizations steps to improve MoS2 transistor characteristic by including a gadolinium aluminate interlayer among other things.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Dec. 2021
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Almut Winterstein, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2025
The mud is believed to contain dysprosium and neodymium, which are used in electric vehicle motor magnets, as well as gadolinium and terbium, used in various high-tech products, Ishii said.
—Yuka Obayashi, Reuters, 4 July 2025
Those rare earths included samarium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, lutetium, scandium, and yttrium.
—Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Ars Video Rare but not irreplaceable The export controls China announced earlier this month cover samarium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, lutetium, scandium, and yttrium—seven elements that belong to what is known as the rare earth family.
—ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2025
Rare but Not Irreplaceable The export controls China announced earlier this month cover samarium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, lutetium, scandium, and yttrium—seven elements that belong to what is known as the rare earth family.
—Zeyi Yang, Wired News, 23 Apr. 2025
The new restrictions — which encompass the medium and heavy rare earth elements samarium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, lutetium, scandium and yttrium — will require Chinese companies to secure special licenses to export the resources.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2025
However, his team found that oxalic acid may help gadolinium escape from the contrast agent and form nanoparticles.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 14 Apr. 2025
Separately, in research to be presented later this week, imec will show 300-mm compatible process optimizations steps to improve MoS2 transistor characteristic by including a gadolinium aluminate interlayer among other things.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Dec. 2021
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gadolinium
noun
gad·o·lin·i·um
ˌgad-ᵊl-ˈin-ē-əm
: a magnetic metallic chemical element see element
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gadolinium
noun
gad·o·lin·i·um
ˌgad-ᵊl-ˈin-ē-əm
: a magnetic metallic element of the rare-earth group
—symbol Gd
see Chemical Elements Table
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