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yttrium

noun
/ˈɪtɹiːəm/

Etymology

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

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

Definitions

  1. A silvery metallic chemical element with an atomic number of 39, mainly found in…

    A silvery metallic chemical element with an atomic number of 39, mainly found in combination with lanthanide elements in rare earth minerals.

The neighborhood

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