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ERBIUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does erbium mean?
• ERBIUM (noun)
The noun ERBIUM has 1 sense:
1. a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
Familiarity information: ERBIUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
atomic number 68; Er; erbium
Hypernyms ("erbium" is a kind of...):
metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)
Holonyms ("erbium" is a substance of...):
fergusonite (a dark mineral consisting of oxides of yttrium and erbium and tantalum and other minerals)
gadolinite; ytterbite (a mineral that is a source of rare earths; consists of silicates of iron and beryllium and cerium and yttrium and erbium)
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