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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Europium

/yo͝o-rōʹpē-əm/ · Eu·ro·pi·um · IPA /juˈɹoʊ.pi.əm/
01 n. A metallic element of the rare-earth group (Lanthanide series), discovered spectroscopically by Demarcay in 1896. Symbol, Eu; atomic number…
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    A metallic element of the rare-earth group (Lanthanide series), discovered spectroscopically by Demarcay in 1896. Symbol, Eu; atomic number 63; at. wt., 151.965 (C=12.011); valence = +2 or +3.(Chem.)