Europium

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Europium \Eu*ro"pi*um\, n. [NL.; Europe + -ium, as in
     aluminium.] (Chem.)
     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.


     [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  europium
       n : a bivalent and trivalent metallic element of the rare earth
           group [syn: {Eu}, {atomic number 63}]

From Elements database 20001107 [elements]:

  europium
  Symbol: Eu
  Atomic number: 63
  Atomic weight: 151.25
  Soft silvery metallic element belonging to the lanthanoids. Eu-151 and
  Eu-153 are the only two stable isotopes, both of which are {neutron}
  absorbers. Discovered in 1889 by Sir William Crookes.