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What does lanthanum mean?

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Noun
  1. (uncountable) A metallic chemical element (symbol La) with an atomic number of 57.
  2. (countable) An atom of this element.
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However, both germination and elongation are significantly inhibited by the inclusion of calcium channels blockers, including lanthanum, gadolinium, or verapamil.
Lanthanum hydroxide, La 3, is a white amorphous powder formed by precipitating lanthanum salts by potassium hydroxide.
It is extracted from its ores by heating lanthanum metal with ytterbium oxide.
Elements in this group are also known as the lanthanides after the first element in that group, lanthanum.
The Sichuan ore has more lanthanum, less praseodymium and neodymium, and about the same amount of cerium as the Bayan Obo deposit.
In contrast, the prolonged increase in cytosolic calcium was greatly enhanced in the presence of gadolinium or lanthanum chloride.

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