Definition of lanthanides Lanthanides
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Wiktionary 
- lanthanides (Noun)
Plural of lanthanide.
Part of speech
🔤- lanthanides, noun, plural of lanthanide.
WordNet
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| lanthanide - any element of the lanthanide series (atomic numbers 57 through 71) | ||
| rare earth, rare-earth element, lanthanoid, lanthanon | ||
| group, grouping any number of entities (members) considered as a unit | ||
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lanthanide
Any of the 15 chemical elements from lanthanum (atomic number 57) to lutetium (atomic number 71) with very similar chemistry.
Wikipedia 
- The lanthanoid (according to IUPAC terminology) (previously lanthanide) series is made of the 15 elements with atomic numbers 57 through 71, from lanthanum to lutetium. All lanthanoids are f-block elements, corresponding to the filling of the 4f electron shell, except for lutetium which is a d-block lanthanoid. The lanthanoid series (Ln) is named after lanthanum.
Part of speech
🔤- lanthanide, noun, singular of lanthanides.
