Associations to the word «Erbium»

Wiktionary

ERBIUM, noun. A metallic chemical element (symbol Er) with an atomic number of 68.
ERBIUM, noun. (countable) A single atom of this element.
ERBIUM OXIDE, noun. (inorganic compound) Any oxide of erbium, but especially the pink amorphous solid Er2O3 (erbia) that is used as a phosphor and in optics

Dictionary definition

ERBIUM, noun. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats