lanthanide
Any of the 15 rare earth elements from lanthanum to lutetium in the periodic tableAny of the 15 rare earth elements from lanthanum to lutetium in the periodic table; because their outermost orbitals are not filled, they have very similar chemistry; below them are the actinides.
Meaning
3 sensesAny of the 15 rare earth elements from lanthanum to lutetium in the periodic table; because their outermost orbitals are not filled, they have very similar chemistry; below them are the actinides.
Any of the 14 rare earth elements from lanthanum to ytterbium (lutetium is excluded by some authors as it is a d-block rather than an f-block element).
Lanthanoid
лантано́идlantanóid
(dated)Any of the 14 rare earth elements from cerium to lutetium (lanthanum having been excluded because it was thought to be a d-block element in the past).
- any element of the lanthanide series (atomic numbers 57 through 71)
Translations
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Origin
From lanthanium + -ide.From lanthanium + -ide.
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Forms
plural: lanthanides| Singular | lanthanide |
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Synonyms
5 synonyms- any element of the lanthanide series (atomic numbers 57 through 71):rare earthrare-earth elementlanthanoidlanthanon