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Di A metallic mixture, once considered an element, composed of neodymium and praseodymium.
A mixture of rare-earth elements and oxides used chiefly in manufacturing and coloring various forms of glass.
noun - a mixture of rare-earth elements
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| A mixture containing the rare earth elements praseodymium and neodymium, used to colour glass for optical filters. It was originally regarded as a single element. |
| A metallic mixture, once considered an element, composed of neodymium and praseodymium. |
| A mixture of rare-earth elements and oxides used chiefly in manufacturing and coloring various forms of glass. |
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For the amoeboid genus see Didymium (genus).Didymium (Greek: twin element) is a mixture of the elements praseodymium and neodymium. It is used in safety glasses for glassblowing and blacksmithing, especially when a gas (propane) powered forge is used, where it provides a filter which selectively blocks the yellowish light at 589 nm emitted by the hot sodium in the glass, without having a detrimental effect on general vision, unlike dark welder's glasses. The strong infrared light emitted by the superheated forge gases and insulation lining the forge walls is also blocked thereby saving the crafters' eyes from serious cumulative damage such as glassblower's cataract. The usefulness of didymium glass for eye protection of this sort was discovered by Sir William Crookes. * Didymium photographic filters are often used to enhance autumn scenery by making leaves appear more vibrant. It does this by removing part of the orange region of the color spectrum, acting as an optical band-stop filt |