1. a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth; [syn: lanthanum, La, atomic number 57]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
atomic number 57
n 1: a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily;
occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as
a rare earth [syn: lanthanum, La, atomic number 57]