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View synonyms for rare-earth element
rare-earth element
[ rair-urth ]
noun
, Chemistry.
- any of a group of closely related metallic elements, comprising the lanthanides, scandium, and yttrium, that are chemically similar by virtue of having the same number of valence electrons.
rare-earth element
/ râr′ûrth′ /
- See lanthanide
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Origin of rare-earth element1
First recorded in 1955–60
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