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English
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek λανθάνω (lanthánō, “to escape notice”) + -um (“a chemical element”), because it had gone long undetected in mineral ores.
Pronunciation
Noun
lanthanum (countable and uncountable, plural lanthanums)
- (uncountable) A chemical element (symbol La) with an atomic number of 57: a soft, ductile, silvery-white metal that tarnishes slowly when exposed to air.
- (countable) An atom of this element.
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Latin
Pronunciation
Noun
lanthanum n (genitive lanthanī); second declension
- lanthanum
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Limburgish
Pronunciation
Noun
lanthanum n
- (uncountable) lanthanum
- A part of lanthanum