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lanthanide contractions

lanthanide contractions is the plural of lanthanide contraction.

Meaning of lanthanide contraction

Noun

lanthanide contraction (plural lanthanide contractions)

  1. the progressive decrease in the radii of atoms of the lanthanide elements as the atomic number increases; evident in various physical properties of the elements and their compounds

Questions about lanthanide contractions

What is lanthanide contractions the plural of?
Lanthanide contractions is the plural of lanthanide contraction.

Words near lanthanide contractions in the dictionary

  1. lanthana
  2. lanthanate
  3. lanthanian
  4. lanthanide
  5. lanthanide contraction
  6. lanthanide contractions
  7. lanthanides
  8. lanthanite
  9. lanthanites
  10. lanthanium
  11. lanthanoid

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