erbium
A chemical element with atomic number 68: a silvery-white metal, in nature always…A chemical element (symbol Er) with atomic number 68: a silvery-white metal, in nature always found in combination with other elements.
» Erbium has been found in certain titanium minerals.
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2 senses(countable, uncountable)A chemical element (symbol Er) with atomic number 68: a silvery-white metal, in nature always found in combination with other elements.
Erbium
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A chemical element (symbol Er) with atomic number 68: a silvery-white metal, in nature always found in combination with other elements.
(countable)An atom of this element.
- a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
Examples
2 sentencesErbium has been found in certain titanium minerals.
Erbium is element atomic number 68 on the periodic table.
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Origin
Borrowed from New Latin erbium; itself from Swedish Ytterby (the name of the town where thBorrowed from New Latin erbium; itself from Swedish Ytterby (the name of the town where the element was discovered) + -ium. Coined by Swedish chemist and mineralogist Carl Gustaf Mosander in 1843. Doublet of terbium, ytterbium, and yttrium.
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plural: erbiumsSynonyms
2 synonyms- a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium:Eratomic number 68
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