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terbium

noun
/ˈtɝ.bi.əm/US

Etymology

From Ytterby + -ium, named after Ytterby, Sweden, the same etymological source as yttrium, erbium, and ytterbium.

  1. borrowed from Ytterby
  2. suffixed as terbium — “Ytterby + -ium”

Definitions

  1. A metallic chemical element (symbol Tb) with an atomic number of 65

    A metallic chemical element (symbol Tb) with an atomic number of 65: a soft, silvery-white, rare earth metal that is malleable and ductile.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for terbium. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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