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lanthanide series

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lanthanide series
n.
The set of chemically related elements with properties similar to those of lanthanum, with atomic numbers from 57 to 71; the rare-earth elements.
lanthanide series
n
(Chemistry) a class of 15 chemically related elements with atomic numbers from 57 (lanthanum) to 71 (lutetium)
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Noun1.lanthanide series - the rare-earth elements with atomic numbers 57 through 71; having properties similar to lanthanum
series - similar things placed in order or happening one after another; "they were investigating a series of bank robberies"


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Rare earth elements--largely the lanthanide series at the bottom of the periodic table--show up in only minute concentrations in living creatures.
Fossil fingerprints: rare earths tie bones to burial ground by Lock, C. / Science News
c] plateaus appear to follow a trend anticipated from the dependence of the ionic radius on the number of f electrons as R progresses across the lanthanide series.
Phase equilibria and crystallography of ceramic oxides by McMurdie, H.F. / Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
REs refer to the Lanthanide series of elements (Ce, La, Pr and Nd).
Producers look to optimize process by Lessiter, Michael J. / Modern Casting
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