Definitions from Wiktionary (lanthanide)
▸ noun: (chemistry) Any 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.
▸ noun: (chemistry) 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).
▸ noun: (chemistry, 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).
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▸ noun: (chemistry) Any 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.
▸ noun: (chemistry) 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).
▸ noun: (chemistry, 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).
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rare earth,
rare-earth element,
lanthanon,
lanthanoid,
lanthanite,
radiolanthanide,
lanthanate,
rare earth element,
actinide,
lantanum,
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trivalent,
other,
paramagnetic,
light,
only,
different,
anomalous,
fluorescent,
several,
heavy,
corresponding
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