lanthanon

Questions about lanthanon

What does lanthanon mean?

lanthanon means "any element of the lanthanide series (atomic numbers 57 through 71)".

How many syllables are in lanthanon?

lanthanon has 3 syllables and divides as lan-tha-non under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for lanthanon?

Close synonyms include rare earth, rare-earth element, lanthanoid, lanthanide. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lanthanon a common word?

lanthanon is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.