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lanthanide

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lan·tha·nide (lnth-nd)
n.
Any of the chemically related elements with atomic numbers 57 through 71. Also called rare earth, rare-earth element.


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Rare earth elements--largely the lanthanide series at the bottom of the periodic table--show up in only minute concentrations in living creatures.
Mountain Pass, the world's largest lanthanide mine, is a treasure trove of rare earth minerals like samarium, lanthium, europium and neodymium.
1,3] line of transition elements were extended to the case of the L x-ray spectra of the lanthanide elements [17].
 
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