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lanthanide
- /ˈlænθənaɪd/
noun lanthanides
- 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.
- 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).
- 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).
Similar: lanthanate, lanthanoid, lanthanon, rare-earth element
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noun
Similar: lanthanate, lanthanoid, lanthanon, rare-earth element
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noun A subset of the rare-earth elements
| Español | lantánido |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ランタノイド rantanoido |
| 中文 | 鑭系元素 /镧系元素 lánxì yuánsù |
| Français | lanthanide |
| Deutsch | Lanthanoid |
| Italiano | lantanide |
| Ελληνικά | λανθανίδιο lanthanídio |
| Română | lantanidă |
| Русский | лантано́ид lantanóid |
Talk about this word "lanthanide." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lanthanide. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. lanthanide. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lanthanide "lanthanide." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lanthanide.Cite this
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title = {lanthanide},
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