Yttrium

//ˈɪtɹiːəm// noun

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Noun
  1. 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. 2
    a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys wordnet

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atomic number 39goldironleadmetalsilver

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"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.

Related phrases

diyttrium trioxidegadolinium yttrium garnetyttrium aluminium garnetyttrium aluminum garnetyttrium anhydrous chlorideyttrium barium copper oxideyttrium fluorideyttrium iron garnetyttrium lithium fluorideyttrium oxideyttrium vanadateyttrium-90

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