lanthanides

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A form of lanthanide — Any of the 15 rare earth elements from lanthanum to lutetium in the periodic table; because their outermost orbitals are not filled, they have very similar chemistry; below them are the actinides.

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noun
  1. pluralplural of lanthanide

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