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What is cerium's Latin name?

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Cerium has the atomic number 58, and is abbreviated as "Ce". It's name comes from "Ceres", meaning asteroid. In addition to the asteroid meaning, Cerium also comes from the Roman version of the god Demeter. Demeter was the god of agriculture in Ancient Greece.

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Cerium IS a Latin name. It's from "Ceres", who was the Roman goddess of vegetation.

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