Meaning & use
europium
A soft, silvery rare-earth chemical element, symbol Eu, used in television and LED phosphors.
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Europium compounds give some television screens their red glow.
Scientists added europium to the alloy to study its magnetic properties.
A note on using this word
Europium, atomic number 63, is named after the continent of Europe and is one of the rare-earth elements.
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