Erbia

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In chem., the oxid of the metal erbium (Er2O3), a white powder soluble in acids only.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. erbium oxide Er2O3; Discovered in 1843, by Carl Gustaf Mosander.
  • Word Usage
    "The other members of the group closely resemble it, and amongst them are erbia, terbia, ytterbia, scandia, &c. BERYLLIA."