lanthanum
lan·tha·num
noun \-nəm\Definition of LANTHANUM
: a white soft malleable metallic element that occurs in rare-earth minerals — see element table
See Origin of LANTHANUM
New Latin, from Greek lanthanein to escape notice — more at latent
First Known Use: 1841
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