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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Lutetium

/lūtē'shēəm/ · Lu·te·ti·um · IPA /ljuːˈtiːʃiəm/
01 n. 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 ra…
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    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]. Previously spelled Lutecium.(Chem.)