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lanthanide

lan·tha·nide
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [lan-thuh-nahyd, -nid]
    • /ˈlæn θəˌnaɪd, -nɪd/
    • /ˈlæn.θə.naɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lan-thuh-nahyd, -nid]
    • /ˈlæn θəˌnaɪd, -nɪd/

Definitions of lanthanide word

  • noun lanthanide any element of the lanthanide series. 1
  • noun lanthanide Any of the series of fifteen metallic elements from lanthanum to lutetium in the periodic table. 1
  • noun lanthanide any element of the lanthanide series 0
  • noun lanthanide any of the rare-earth elements (lanthanide series) 0
  • noun lanthanide (chemistry) Any of the 14 rare earth elements from cerium (or from lanthanum) to lutetium in the periodic table; because their outermost orbitals are empty, they have very similar chemistry; below them are the actinides. 0

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Origin of lanthanide

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30; lanthan(um) + -ide

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Parts of speech for Lanthanide

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

lanthanide popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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