lanthanide
noun
lan·tha·nide
ˈlan(t)-thə-ˌnīd 
variants
or less commonly lanthanoid
: any of the series of elements with increasing atomic numbers that begins with lanthanum or cerium and ends with lutetium see Periodic Table
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With fantastical names like lanthanides, scandium and yttrium, rare-earth elements play a crucial role in renewable-energy technology, which may be our best hope for avoiding catastrophic global warming.
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Ron Charles, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2023
The lanthanide and actinide series — those two rows floating by themselves, named after their first members, lanthanum and actinium — are isolated like that as a concession to limited space.
—Bill Andrews, Discover Magazine, 26 June 2019
The first possibility is the evolution of a new OPEC-style organization with the power to control vital resources including silicon, copper, lithium, and lanthanides.
—Andrew Barron, Smithsonian, 20 Feb. 2018
Ron Charles, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2023
The lanthanide and actinide series — those two rows floating by themselves, named after their first members, lanthanum and actinium — are isolated like that as a concession to limited space.
—Bill Andrews, Discover Magazine, 26 June 2019
The first possibility is the evolution of a new OPEC-style organization with the power to control vital resources including silicon, copper, lithium, and lanthanides.
—Andrew Barron, Smithsonian, 20 Feb. 2018
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lanthanide
noun
lan·tha·nide
ˈlan(t)-thə-ˌnīd
: any in a series of elements of increasing atomic numbers beginning with lanthanum (57) or cerium (58) and ending with lutetium (71)
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