transition element

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Noun

transition element (plural transition elements)

  1. (chemistry) Any element in the d block of the periodic table (i.e. groups 3 to 12 inclusive).
    Synonym: transition metal
  2. (chemistry, dated) The same, but excluding the group 12 elements (i.e. groups 3 to 11 inclusive).
  3. (chemistry, dated) Any of the group of metallic elements that have an incomplete inner (d) electron shell, having multiple valencies and forming coloured compounds and stable complex ions.

Hyponyms

transition elements
scandium, titanium, vanadium, chromium, manganese, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc, yttrium, zirconium, niobium (columbium), molybdenum, technetium, ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, silver, cadmium, lutetium (cassiopeium), hafnium, tantalum, tungsten (wolfram), rhenium, osmium, iridium, platinum, gold, mercury, lawrencium, rutherfordium (kurchatovium, dubnium), dubnium (hahnium, nielsbohrium, joliotium), seaborgium (rutherfordium), bohrium (nielsbohrium), hassium (hahnium), meitnerium, darmstadtium, roentgenium, copernicium

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