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

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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