YTTERBIUM


Meaning of YTTERBIUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ i-ˈtər-bē-əm ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Ytterby, town in southern Sweden

Date: 1879

: a soft metallic element of the rare-earth group that occurs especially with other rare earth elements in minerals and that has few commercial uses — see element table

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