YTTERBIA


Meaning of YTTERBIA in English

/i terr"bee euh/ , n. Chem.

a colorless compound, Yb 2 O 3 , used in certain alloys and ceramics. Also called ytterbium oxide .

[ 1875-80; Ytterby, a quarry near Stockholm, Sweden, where found; see -IA ]

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