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lan′thanide se′ries, [Chem.]
- Chemistrythe series of rare-earth elements of atomic numbers 57 through 71 (lanthanum through lutetium).
- 1940–45
'lanthanide series' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
cerium
- dysprosium
- erbium
- europium
- gadolinium
- holmium
- lanthanide
- lanthanum
- lutetium
- neodymium
- praseodymium
- promethium
- samarium
- terbium
- ytterbium
- series