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Definition of cerium : A rare metallic element, occurring in the minerals cerite, allanite, monazite, etc. Symbol Ce. Atomic weight 141. 5. It resembles iron in color and luster, but is soft, and both malleable and ductile. It tarnishes readily in the air.

Synonyms:

atomic number 58, Ce

fermium, iridium, copper, zinc, neon, arsenic, carbon, argon, beryllium, silver, polonium, boron, promethium, platinum, antimony, radium, americium, chromium, sulfur, mendelevium, tellurium, cadmium, europium, curium, technetium, praseodymium, magnesium, chlorine, fluorine, gold, nickel, oxygen, lithium, thallium, palladium, mercury, californium, rhodium, xenon, berkelium, dysprosium, thulium, ruthenium, lutetium, germanium, nitrogen, manganese, molybdenum, krypton, uranium, phosphorus, tin, bromine, terbium, cesium, lanthanum, niobium, hydrogen, scandium, potassium, rubidium, thorium, holmium, osmium, strontium, indium, iodine, neptunium, hafnium, helium, vanadium, sodium, bismuth, neodymium, rhenium, ytterbium, element, gallium, calcium, nobelium, plutonium, titanium, einsteinium, lead, gadolinium, iron, cobalt, selenium, aluminum, yttrium, tungsten, silicon, astatine, actinium, tantalum, francium, barium, radon, zirconium, samarium, erbium, protactinium

Usage examples:

• Cerium ores, See Monazite. - "The Economic Aspect of Geology", C. K. Leith.
• Of the medicines prescribed for " morning sickness" and the nausea of pregnancy, cerium oxalate taken three times a day in doses of five grains each, is probably one of the best. - "The Mother and Her Child", William S. Sadler Lena K. Sadler.