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lanthanum

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lanthanum /lan·tha·num/ (La) (lan´thah-num) a chemical element, at. no. 57.
lan·tha·num (lnth-nm)
n. Symbol La
A soft malleable metallic rare-earth element used in glass manufacture. Atomic number 57.

lanthanum
a chemical element, atomic number 57, atomic weight 138.91, symbol La. See Table 6.

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