Lanthanum

Translation of "lanthanum" into Russian

Noun

lanthanum

lanthanums pl

Lanthanum is used in the production of certain types of glass.

Лантан используется в производстве некоторых видов стекла.

Noun

A soft, silvery-white metallic element of the rare-earth group, used in various alloys and in the production of certain types of glass and catalysts.

Lanthanum is often used in the manufacturing of camera lenses to improve their optical properties.

An atom of the element lanthanum.

Two lanthanums in the compound are replaced by calcium atoms.

Adjective

Containing or relating to lanthanum.

Lanthanum oxide is a common lanthanum compound used in optics.