Yttrium
/ˈɪtɹiːəm/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A silvery metallic chemical element (symbol Y) with an atomic number of 39, mainly found in combination with lanthanide elements in rare-earth minerals. uncountable, usually
- 2 a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys wordnet
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More examples"Four chemical elements — yttrium, erbium, terbium, and ytterbium, are named after the village of Ytterby in Sweden, near which they had been first found in the mineral gadolinite."
Etymology
From Ytterby + -ium, named after Ytterby, Sweden, the same etymological source as terbium, erbium, and ytterbium.