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Definition of lutetium noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

lutetium

noun
 
/luːˈtiːʃiəm/,
 
/luːˈtiːsiəm/
 
/luːˈtiːʃiəm/
[uncountable]
(symbol Lu)
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  1. a chemical element. Lutetium is a rare silver-white metal used in the nuclear industry.
    Word Originearly 20th cent.: from French lutécium, from Latin Lutetia, the ancient name of Paris, the home of its discoverer.
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