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Definition of 'europium'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) europium
a rare-earth metallic element whose salts are light pink.

Etymology: (1925–30)

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1. (noun) europium, Eu, atomic number 63
a bivalent and trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group

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U.S. National Library of Medicine

1. europium
Europium. An element of the rare earth family of metals. It has the atomic symbol Eu, atomic number 63, and atomic weight 152. Europium is used in the form of its salts as coatings for cathode ray tubes and in the form of its organic derivatives as shift reagents in NMR spectroscopy.

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