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lanthanide
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun lanthanide has 1 sense
- lanthanide(n = noun.substance) lanthanoid, lanthanon, rare earth, rare-earth element - any element of the lanthanide series (atomic numbers 57 through 71); Array is a kind of group, grouping
has particulars: terbium metal
CIDE DICTIONARY
lanthanide, n.
Any rare earth element of the lanthanide series (atomic numbers 57 through 71). [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
lanthanide, n. Chem. an element of the lanthanide series.
Idiom
lanthanide series a series of 15 metallic elements from lanthanum to lutetium in the periodic table, having similar chemical properties: also called rare earths (see RARE(1)).
Etymology
G Lanthanid (as LANTHANUM)
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