europium
noun/jʊəˈrəʊpiəm/
/jʊˈrəʊpiəm/
[uncountable] (symbol Eu)
- a chemical element. Europium is a silver-white metal used in colour television screens.Word Originearly 20th cent.: modern Latin, based on Europe.
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