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lanthanide(encyclopedia)

non-residence (iou) and lanthanide (iou)


non-residence (iou)



non-residence noun. LME.
[from NON- + RESIDENCE noun1.]
Failure or refusal of a member of the clergy to reside as required by official duties; systematic absence of a member of the clergy from a benefice or charge. LME.
gen. The fact of sojourning in a place for a short time only or of habitually residing elsewhere. L16.
non-resi'dential adjective not residential; (of a college, university, etc.) not requiring to reside in college etc. accommodation: L19.
non-resi'dentiary noun & adjective (a) adjective not residentiary; (b) noun a non-residentiary ecclesiatic: E17.

lanthanide (iou)



lanthanide noun. E20.
[from LANTHANUM + -IDE.]
Any of the series of chemical elements having an atomic number between 57 (lanthanum) and 71 (lutetium) inclusive, which form part of the group of transition metals, have similar chemical properties, and occur together in monazite, gadolinite, and certain Other minerals. Cf. rare earth s.v. RARE adjective1.