Ytterbium Definition
ĭ-tûrbē-əm
noun
A scarce, divalent or trivalent, silvery, malleable chemical element, one of the rare-earth elements, found with yttrium in gadolinite and certain other minerals: symbol, Yb; at. no. 70
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- atomic number 70
- yb
Origin of Ytterbium
After Ytterby , a town in Sweden
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Named for the Swedish town of Ytterby.
From Wiktionary
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