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   Erbium
   Erbium is a metal element with the symbol Er.
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   erbium
   [n] - a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group
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   Erbium
   A member of the lanthanide group of elements, erbium is a silver grey metal. It has high electrical resistivity and has properties similar to holmium and dysprosium. It is always found in combination with other rare earths, being found in small quantities in the same minerals as dysprosium (gadolinite, fergusonite and xenotime). It slowly tarnishes...
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   erbium
   chemical element:atomic number 68 Category: Chemistry
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   Erbium
   Er'bi·um noun [ New Latin from Ytt erb y, in Sweden, where gadolinite is found. Confer Terbium , Yttrium , Ytterbium .] (Chemistry) 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 < ...
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   Erbium
   Er'bi·um noun [ New Latin Named from Ytterby , in Sweden, where gadolinite is found. Confer Terbium , Yttrium , Ytterbium .] (Chemistry) A metallic element of the rare earth group, found in gadolinite and some other minerals. Symbol, Er ; at. wt. 167.4. Its salts are rose-colored and give characteristic spectra.
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   erbium
   <chemistry, element> A rare metallic element associated with several other rare elements in the mineral gadolinite from Ytterby in Sweden. Its salts are rose-coloured and give characteristic spectra. Its sesquioxide is called erbia. ... Atomic weight: 165.9 ... Abbreviation: Er ... Origin: NL. From Ytterby, in Sweden, where gadolinite is found. ...
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   erbium
   Er noun a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
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   Erbium
   `Erbium` is a chemical element with the symbol `Er` and atomic number 68. A rare, silvery, white metallic lanthanide; Erbium is a solid in its normal state. It is a rare earth element, erbium is associated with several other rare elements in the mineral gadolinite from Ytterby in Sweden.
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    erbium
    (Er) (ur´be-әm) a chemical element, atomic number 68, atomic weight 167.26.
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    Erbium
    • (n.) 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. • (n.) A metallic element of the rare earth group, found in gadolinite and some other mine...
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    erbium
    (Er), chemical element, rare-earth metal of the lanthanoid series of the periodic table. Erbium is a grayish silver element that also occurs as a ... [2 related articles]
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    erbium
    A rare earth (lanthanide) element, atomic no. 68, atomic wt. 167.26. [from Ytterby, a village in Sweden]
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    erbium
    (Er) A silvery, metallic element of the lanthanide series, discovered by C. G. Mosander in Stockholm in 1843; it is named after the Swedish town of Ytterby, where the mineral from it was first isolated was found. There are six naturally occurring isotopes, and the chief ores are...
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    erbium
    erbium (ûr'bēum) [from Ytterby, a town in Sweden], metallic chemical element; symbol Er; at. no. 68; at. wt. 167.26; m.p. 1,529°C; b.p. 2,863°C; sp. gr. 9.05 at 25°C; valence +3. Erbium is a soft, malleable, lustrous, silvery metal. It is a member of the lanthanide series ...
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