LANTHANUM


Meaning of LANTHANUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -nəm ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek lanthanein to escape notice — more at latent

Date: 1841

: a white soft malleable metallic element that occurs in rare-earth minerals — see element table

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