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Lanthanum vs Thorianite - What's the difference?

lanthanum | thorianite |

As nouns the difference between lanthanum and thorianite

is that lanthanum is a metallic chemical element (symbol la) with an atomic number of 57 while thorianite is (mineralogy) a radioactive mineral containing thorium dioxide (th]][[oxygen|o2) plus oxides of uranium, lanthanum, cerium neodymium and praseodymium in smaller quantities.

lanthanum

English

(wikipedia lanthanum)

Alternative forms

* lantanium (obsolete) * lanthanium (obsolete)

Noun

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  • A metallic chemical element (symbol La) with an atomic number of 57.

    • Related terms

    (terms related to lanthanum) * lanthana * lanthanate * lanthanide * lanthanite * lanthanoid * lanthanon

    Derived terms

    (terms derived from lanthanum) * lanthanum carbonate * lanthanum chloride * lanthanum glass * lanthanum nitrate * lanthanum oxide * lanthanum oxybromide * lanthanum sesquioxide

    See also

    * Fosrenol * rare earth ----

    thorianite

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia thorianite) (-)
  • (mineralogy) A radioactive mineral containing thorium dioxide (Th]][[oxygen, O2) plus oxides of uranium, lanthanum, cerium neodymium and praseodymium in smaller quantities.