erbium
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erbium
- /ˈɜː.bɪ.əm/ UK
- /ˈɝ.bi.əm/ US
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)biəm
Where it comes from
Borrowed 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.
noun erbiums
- A chemical element (symbol Er) with atomic number 68: a silvery-white metal, in nature always found in combination with other elements.
- An atom of this element.
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Talk about this word "erbium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/erbium. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. erbium. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/erbium "erbium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/erbium.Cite this
@misc{erbium_2026,
title = {erbium},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/erbium},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
