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lanthanum

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"Camera-lens element"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /ˈlænθənəm/Part of speech nounSorted aahlmnntuStarts with LEnds with M1 clues
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Definitions

  1. Soft rare-earth element used in lenses, batteries, and alloys.

Word origin

From Ancient Greek λανθάνω (lanthánō, “to escape notice”) + -um (“a chemical element”), because it had gone long undetected in mineral ores.

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