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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. Any of various oxides of the rare-earth elements.
  2. n. A rare-earth element.

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  1. n. chemistry naturally occurring oxides of the lanthanide metals; they are widely distributed in relatively small concentrations and are used in glassmaking, ceramic glazes etc

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. any element of the lanthanide series (atomic numbers 57 through 71)

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  1. terbium metal

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  1. terbium metal
  2. lanthanum
  3. erbium
  4. yttrium
  5. holmium
  6. gadolinium
  7. lutetium
  8. lanthanide
  9. atomic number 57
  10. la
  11. praseodymium
  12. er
  13. europium
  14. Dy
  1. dysprosium
  2. ball lightning
  3. Ce
  4. celtium
  5. terbine
  6. ytterbium
  7. gadolinia
  8. didymium
  9. rare earth
  10. lanthanide series
  11. bastnaesite
  12. neodymium
  13. samarium
  14. samarskite
  1. euxenite
  2. thulium
  3. terbium
  4. Tm
  5. y
  6. monazite
  7. cerium
  8. promethium
  9. Pr
  10. sc
  11. scandium
  12. sm
  13. Yb
  14. Gd
  1. ho
  2. Lu
  3. lutecium
  4. misch metal
  5. Mosander
  6. Nd
  7. P.M.
  8. Tb
  9. atomic number 21
  10. atomic number 39
  11. atomic number 58
  12. atomic number 59
  13. atomic number 60
  14. atomic number 61
  1. atomic number 62
  2. atomic number 63
  3. atomic number 64
  4. atomic number 65
  5. atomic number 66
  6. atomic number 67
  7. atomic number 68
  8. atomic number 69
  9. atomic number 70
  10. atomic number 71
  11. bastnasite
  12. carl gustaf mossander
  13. ce
  14. Eu

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  • fbharjo common ground - rarely refound
    an exercise of hum(us)ilty Sep 28, 2011

  • frogapplause "The Prius hybrid automobile is popular for its fuel efficiency, but its electric motor and battery guzzle rare earth metals, a little-known class of elements found in a wide range of gadgets and consumer goods."
    --Reuters Aug 31, 2009

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