Look up: lutetium

1. lutetium
   [n] - a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group
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2. Lutetium
   Lutetium is the hardest, densest and one of the rarest of the lanthanide group of elements. It is found in some of the less common minerals (e.g. gadolinite and xenotime) and is difficult to isolate. Applications of lutetium tend to be limited to research only. Symbol LuDiscovered1907 by G. Urbain i...
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3. lutetium
   chemical element:atomic number 71 Category: Chemistry
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4. lutetium
   <chemical> Lutetium. An element of the rare earth family of metals. It has the atomic symbol lu, atomic number 71, and atomic weight 175. ... Chemical name: Lutetium ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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5. lutetium
   lutecium noun a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; usually occurs in association with yttrium
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6. lutetium
   ( Lu) (loo-te´she-әm) a chemical element, atomic number 71, atomic weight 174.97.
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7. lutetium
   (Lu), chemical element, rare-earth metal of the lanthanoid series of the periodic table; the hardest and densest rare-earth element, last member of ... [2 related articles]
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8. Lutetium
   Lutetium (m {respell|lew|TEE|shee-əm}) is a chemical element with the symbol Lu and atomic number 71. It is the last element in the lanthanide series, which, along with the lanthanide contraction, explains several important properties of lutetium, such as it having the highest hardness or density ...
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9. lutetium
   (Lu) A metallic element of the lanthanide series, first isolated by G. Urbain in Paris in 1906 (and independently by C. James in New Hampshire), together with ytterbium; its name comes from Lutetia, the Latin word for Paris. Its chief ore is monazite. The element is used as a ca...
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10. lutetium
    lutetium, formerly lutecium (both: lOOtē'shēum) , metallic chemical element; symbol Lu; atomic number 71; at. wt. 174.967; m.p. about 1,663°C; b.p. about 3,395°C; sp. gr. 9.835 at 25°C; valence +3. Lutetium is a silver-white metal that is relatively stable in air. One of ...
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11. Lutetium
    Lutetium is a metal element with the symbol Lu.
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12. lutetium
    (Lu) Type: Term Pronunciation: lū-tē′shē-ŭm Definitions: 1. A rare earth element; atomic no. 71, atomic wt. 174.967. Synonyms: lutecium
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13. lutetium
    Silver-white, metallic element, the last of the lanthanide series, atomic number 71, relative atomic mass 174.97. It is used in the `cracking`, or breakdown, of petroleum and in other chemical processes. It was named by its discoverer, French chemist Georges Urbain, after his native city
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