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Noun: rare-earth element
  1. Any element of the lanthanide series (atomic numbers 57 through 71)
    "Neodymium, a rare-earth element, is used in powerful magnets";
    - rare earth, lanthanoid, lanthanide, lanthanon

Derived forms: rare-earth elements

Type of: group, grouping

Encyclopedia: Rare-earth element