Meanings
nounlutetium (uncountable)
alternative lutecium
- uncountablechemistryThe chemical element with atomic number 71, a silvery-white metal which resists corrosion in dry air.
Synonyms: cassiopeium
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe chemical element with atomic number 71, a silvery-white metal which resists corrosion in dry air.
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nounAn atom of this element.
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nouna trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; usually occurs in association with yttrium
Broader
metallic elementmetal
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Origin
- LatinLutetia“Paris, the capital of France”
- Englishlutetium
From Latin Lutetia (“Paris, the capital of France”) + -ium.
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Afrikaans lutesium
- lutesiumchemical element with atomic number of 71
Arabic لُوتِيتِيُوم
- لُوتِيتِيُوم (lūtītiyūm)chemical element with atomic number of 71
Basque lutezioa
- lutezioachemical element with atomic number of 71
Bulgarian люте́ций
- люте́ций (ljutécij)chemical element with atomic number of 71
Catalan luteci
- lutecichemical element with atomic number of 71
Chinese Mandarin 鑥 /镥, 鎦 /镏
- 鑥 /镥 (lǔ)chemical element with atomic number of 71
- 鎦 /镏 (lǔ)chemical element with atomic number of 71
Czech lutecium
- luteciumchemical element with atomic number of 71
Danish lutetium
- lutetiumchemical element with atomic number of 71
Dutch lutetium
- lutetiumchemical element with atomic number of 71
Esperanto lutecio
- luteciochemical element with atomic number of 71
Estonian luteetsium
- luteetsiumchemical element with atomic number of 71
Finnish lutetium
- lutetiumchemical element with atomic number of 71
French lutécium
- lutéciumchemical element with atomic number of 71
German Lutetium, Cassiopeium
- Lutetiumchemical element with atomic number of 71
- Cassiopeiumchemical element with atomic number of 71
Greek λουτέτσιο
- λουτέτσιο (loutétsio)chemical element with atomic number of 71
Hebrew לוטטיום
- לוטטיום (lutetyum)chemical element with atomic number of 71
Hindi निर्वर्णला
- निर्वर्णला (nirvarṇalā)chemical element with atomic number of 71
Hungarian lutécium
- lutéciumchemical element with atomic number of 71
Icelandic lútesín
- lútesínchemical element with atomic number of 71
Irish lúitéitiam
- lúitéitiamchemical element with atomic number of 71
Italian lutezio
- luteziochemical element with atomic number of 71
Japanese ルテチウム, 鎦
- ルテチウム (rutechiumu)chemical element with atomic number of 71
- 鎦chemical element with atomic number of 71
Korean 루테튬
- 루테튬 (rutetyum)chemical element with atomic number of 71
Latin lutetium
- lutetiumchemical element with atomic number of 71
Latvian lutēcijs
- lutēcijschemical element with atomic number of 71
Lithuanian lutecis
- lutecischemical element with atomic number of 71
Malay lutetium
- lutetiumchemical element with atomic number of 71
Norwegian lutetium
- lutetiumchemical element with atomic number of 71
Polish lutet
- lutetchemical element with atomic number of 71
Portuguese lutécio
- lutéciochemical element with atomic number of 71
Romanian lutețiu
- lutețiuchemical element with atomic number of 71
Russian люте́ций
- люте́ций (ljutécij)chemical element with atomic number of 71
Scottish Gaelic luitèitiam
- luitèitiamchemical element with atomic number of 71
Slovak lutecium
- luteciumchemical element with atomic number of 71
Spanish lutecio
- luteciochemical element with atomic number of 71
Swedish lutetium
- lutetiumchemical element with atomic number of 71
Tamil மிளிரியம்
- மிளிரியம் (miḷiriyam)chemical element with atomic number of 71
Thai ลูทีเชียม
- ลูทีเชียม (luu-tii-chîiam)chemical element with atomic number of 71
Turkish lütesyum
- lütesyumchemical element with atomic number of 71
Ukrainian люте́цій
- люте́цій (ljutécij)chemical element with atomic number of 71
Vietnamese Luteti
- Lutetichemical element with atomic number of 71
Welsh lwtetiwm
- lwtetiwmchemical element with atomic number of 71
Cite this entry
APA
lutetium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lutetium
MLA
“lutetium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lutetium. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lutetium,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lutetium.
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