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A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group
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lutetium
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Wiktionary
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n. A metallic chemical element (''symbol'' Lu) with an atomic number of 71.
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Lutetium \Lu*te"ti*um\, n. (Chem.) A metallic element separated from ytterbium in 1907, by Urbain in Paris and by von Welsbach in Vienna. It is a member of the Lanthanide rare earth group. Symbol, Lu; atomic number 71; atomic weight 174.967 [C=12.011]. ...
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Lutetium is a chemical element with symbol Lu and atomic number 71. It is a silvery white metal , which resists corrosion in dry, but not in moist air. It is the last element in the lanthanide series, and is traditionally counted among the rare earths . ...
WordNet
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n. a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; usually occurs in association with yttrium [syn: lutecium , Lu , atomic number 71 ]
Usage examples of lutetium.
So here he was, hour after hour, all of Saturday going by, Saturday evening coming up, Lutetia unconscious in the other room, the apartment raped, and Detective Klematsky as bland as an ulcer diet - which Max would be needing, if things kept on like this.