De*cip"i*um (?), n. [NL., fr. L. decipere to deceive.] Chem.

A supposed rare element, said to be associated with cerium, yttrium, etc., in the mineral samarskite, and more recently called samarium. Symbol Dp. See Samarium.

 

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