erbium
The origin and history of erbium.
Etymology
The word was borrowed from New Latin erbium, which is built from Ytterby, the Swedish town where the element was discovered, plus -ium. The Swedish chemist Carl Gustaf Mosander coined it in 1843.
The origin and history of erbium.
The word was borrowed from New Latin erbium, which is built from Ytterby, the Swedish town where the element was discovered, plus -ium. The Swedish chemist Carl Gustaf Mosander coined it in 1843.
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