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lanthanide Definition


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lanthanide
noun
    1. chem.
      Any of a group of 15 highly reactive metallic elements in the periodic table with atomic numbers ranging from 57 (lanthanum) to 71 (lutetium). Also called rare-earth.
Etymology: 1920s: see lanthanum.



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