lutecium n 1: a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; usually occurs in association with yttrium [syn: {lutetium}, {lutecium}, {Lu}, {atomic number 71}]
Lutecium \Lu*te"ci*um\, n. (Chem.) same as {Lutetium}; -- an older spelling. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Lutetium \Lu*te"ti*um\, n. (Chem.) A metallic element separated from ytterbium in 1907, by Urbain in Paris and by von Welsbach in Vienna. It is a member of the Lanthanide rare earth group. Symbol, Lu; atomic number 71; atomic weight 174.967 [C=12.011]. Previously spelled {Lutecium}. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]