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lutetium

  • /ljuːˈtiːʃiəm/

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From Latin Lutetia (“Paris, the capital of France”) + -ium.

noun lutecium

  1. uncountable The chemical element with atomic number 71, a silvery-white metal which resists corrosion in dry air.

    Similar: cassiopeium

  2. countable An atom of this element.

    Similar: cassiopeium

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noun chemical element with atomic number of 71

Españollutecio
한국어루테튬 rutetyum
日本語ルテチウム rutechiumu, 鎦
हिन्दीनिर्वर्णला nirvarṇalā
Portuguêslutécio
Françaislutécium
DeutschLutetium, Cassiopeium
Italianolutezio
Ελληνικάλουτέτσιο loutétsio
Românălutețiu
Русскийлюте́ций ljutécij
Tiếng ViệtLuteti
العربيةلُوتِيتِيُوم lūtītiyūm
עבריתלוטטיום lutetyum

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@misc{lutetium_2026,
  title = {lutetium},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lutetium},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}