reb`Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
bea light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element
era trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
rea rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys; is obtained as a by-product in refining molybdenum
