transition element

noun

Meaning

Any of the group or metallic elements that have an incomplete inner (d) electron shell; they have multiple valencies and form coloured compounds and stable complex ions; the elements scandium to copper and those lying below them in the periodic table

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group(English)main group(English)main group element(English)periodic table(English)representative element(English)chemical series(English)tetrel(English)carbon group(English)

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