Usually means: Metals crucial for modern technologies.
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  1. rare earths: Merriam-Webster
  2. rare earths: Collins English Dictionary
  3. rare earths: Vocabulary.com
  4. rare-earths: Wordnik
  5. rare earths: Wiktionary
  6. Rare earths: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  1. rare earths: Encyclopedia

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  1. rare earths: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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  3. Rare earths: Medical dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (rare earth)

noun:  (chemistry) Any of the naturally occurring oxides of the lanthanide metals; they are widely distributed in relatively small concentrations and are used in glassmaking, ceramic glazes etc.
noun:  A rare earth element.
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