Definitions for erbiumˈɜr bi əm

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

er•bi•umˈɜr bi əm(n.)

  1. a rare-earth element, having pink salts.

    Category: Chemistry

    Ref: Symbol: Er 3

Origin of erbium:

1835–45; < NL, after Ytterby, Sweden, where first found; see -ium2

Princeton's WordNet

  1. erbium, Er, atomic number 68(noun)

    a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium

Wiktionary

  1. erbium(Noun)

    a metallic chemical element (symbol Er) with an atomic number of 68.

  2. Origin: After Ytterby, Sweden.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Erbium(noun)

    a rare metallic element associated with several other rare elements in the mineral gadolinite from Ytterby in Sweden. Symbol Er. Atomic weight 165.9. Its salts are rose-colored and give characteristic spectra. Its sesquioxide is called erbia

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Erbium

    Erbium. An element of the rare earth family of metals. It has the atomic symbol Er, atomic number 68, and atomic weight 167.26.


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