lanthanide
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- noun
- /ˈlænθəˌnaɪd/
- Specialized
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lantánido
- Then the land would fill with lucrative lanthanide mines.
- lanthanide extractors
Examples
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"Solaris Sunracer sold its last lanthanide site to Aldaran."
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All Nibur will want from my division is the mining rights to sites rich in lanthanides.
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" Lanthanide extractors were used to sort rare-earth minerals from rock.
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In my fists are lanthanides, rare earth metals that are the core component for every new technology, cell phones, tablets, electric cars, MRI machines.
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The elements in the lanthanide series are also known as the rare earths.
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In some periodic tables, lanthanum is the first member of the lanthanide series.
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You also have fission products, every element from zinc through to the lanthanides.
Synonyms
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A group of metals used in electronics and industry
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A metal like neodymium used in electronics and strong magnets
A metal with an atomic number from 57 to 71
One of fifteen metals used to make magnets and electronic parts
Compounds
- Specialized
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A group of rare metals with similar properties used in magnets and electronics
Surface Forms
Morphology
lanthanide = lanthanum (transparent) = lanthan + ide
Formed from the element name 'lanthanum' with the chemical suffix '-ide' denoting the related family; if a learner knows 'lanthanum' the relation is clear.
Etymology
Lanthanide comes from the element lanthanum, whose name comes from the Greek verb lanthanein meaning 'to lie hidden'. These fifteen metals are very similar and usually found together, so they were hard to separate and were thought of as 'hidden', which is why we call the group lanthanides.