atomic number 58

Noun
  1. A ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series;
    Used in lighter flints;
    The most abundant of the rare-earth group (synset 114658135)
    is a type of: metal, metallic element - any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
    substance meronym:
    • bastnaesite, bastnasite - a yellow-to-brown mineral that is a source of rare earth elements
    • gadolinite, ytterbite - a mineral that is a source of rare earths; consists of silicates of iron and beryllium and cerium and yttrium and erbium
    • monazite - a reddish-brown mineral containing rare earth metals; an important source of thorium and cerium
    same as: ce, cerium

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