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ytterbium

noun
/ɪˈtɜː.bi.əm/UK/ɪˈtɚ.bi.əm/US

Etymology

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

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

Definitions

  1. A metallic chemical element with an atomic number of 70.

    • The lanthanides samarium, europium and ytterbium possess relatively stable and long-known dispositive states.
    • Ytterbium is a silvery, soft, malleable, and ductile metal with a lustrous metallic shine. It is slightly reactive in air or water at room temperatures. Ytterbium is located next to last of the rare-earths in the lanthanide series.

  2. A single atom of this element.

The neighborhood

Derived

diytterbium trioxide, paleo-ytterbium, ytterbia, ytterbic, ytterbium oxide, ytterbium trichloride

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA