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Webster's 1913 Dictionary\Eu*ro"pi*um\, n. [NL.; Europe + -ium, as in aluminium.] (Chem.) A metallic element of the rare-earth group, discovered spectroscopically by Demarcay in 1896. Symbol, Eu; at. wt., 152.0.
| Pronunciation: | yû'rowpeeum | ||
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| Definition: | [n] a bivalent and trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group | ||
| Synonyms: | atomic number 63, Eu | ||
| See Also: | metal, metallic element, monazite | ||
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| Definition: | \Eu*ro"pi*um\, n. [NL.; Europe + -ium, as in aluminium.] (Chem.) A metallic element of the rare-earth group, discovered spectroscopically by Demarcay in 1896. Symbol, Eu; at. wt., 152.0. | ||
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