lanthanide

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English

Etymology

From lanthanium +‎ -ide.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: lăn'thənīd, IPA(key): /ˈlænθənaɪd/
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Noun

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lanthanide (plural lanthanides)

  1. (chemistry) 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.
  2. (chemistry) 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).
  3. (chemistry, dated) 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).

Usage notes

  • According to IUPAC - "Although lanthanoid means 'like lanthanum' and so should not include lanthanum, lanthanum has become included by common usage. Similarly, actinoid. The ending 'ide' normally indicates a negative ion, and therefore lanthanoid and actinoid are preferred to lanthanide and actinide. However, lanthanide and actinide are still allowed owing to wide current use."

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French

Noun

lanthanide m (plural lanthanides)

  1. lanthanide

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