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eu-

a combining form meaning “good,” “well,” occurring chiefly in words of Greek origin (eupepsia); in scientific coinages, esp. taxonomic names, it often has the sense “true, genuine” (eukaryote)

Origin:
< Gk, comb. form of eús good (adj.) or eú, eû (neut., used as adv.) well

EU

European Union.

Eu

Symbol, Chemistry.
europium.
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Eu  
The symbol for the element europium.
EU  
abbr.  European Union
European Union  
Abbr. EU
An economic and political union established in 1993 after the ratification of the Maastricht Treaty by members of the European Community and since expanded to include numerous Central and Eastern European nations. The establishment of the European Union expanded the political scope of the European Economic Community, especially in the area of foreign and security policy, and provided for the creation of a central European bank and the adoption of a common currency, the euro.
eu·ro·pi·um   (yŏŏ-rō'pē-əm)   
n.   Symbol Eu
A silvery-white, soft, rare-earth element occurring in monazite and bastnaesite and used to dope lasers and to absorb neutrons in research. Atomic number 63; atomic weight 151.96; melting point 826°C; boiling point 1,439°C; specific gravity 5.259; valence 2, 3. See Table at element.

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Main Entry: Eu
Function: symbol
europium
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Eu
The symbol for the element europium.

eu- pref.

  1. Good; well; true: eupepsia.

  2. A derivative of a specified substance: euglobulin.

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Abbreviations & Acronyms
eu
Basque
Eu
europium
EU
  1. electronic unit

  2. engineering units

  3. European Union

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