lanthanum

lanthanum is a 9-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A rare element of the group of the earth metals, allied to aluminium. It occurs in certain rare minerals, as cerite, gadolinite, orthite, etc., and was so named from the difficulty of separating it from cerium, didymium, and other rare elements with which it is usually associated. Atomic weight 138.5. Symbol La. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 18 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A rare element of the group of the earth metals, allied to aluminium. It occurs in certain rare minerals, as cerite, gadolinite, orthite, etc., and was so named from the difficulty of separating it from cerium, didymium, and other rare elements with which it is usually associated. Atomic weight 138.5. Symbol La.
2. noun. a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

   Synonyms: la

Synonyms

la

Common word forms

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