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yttrium

yt·tri·um
Y y

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ih-tree-uh m]
    • /ˈɪ tri əm/
    • /ˈɪtrɪəm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ih-tree-uh m]
    • /ˈɪ tri əm/

Definitions of yttrium word

  • noun yttrium a rare trivalent metallic element, found in gadolinite and other minerals. Symbol: Y; atomic weight: 88.905; atomic number: 39; specific gravity: 4.47. 1
  • noun yttrium The chemical element of atomic number 39, a grayish-white metal generally included among the rare-earth elements. 1
  • noun yttrium chemical element 1
  • noun yttrium a silvery metallic element occurring in monazite and gadolinite and used in various alloys, in lasers, and as a catalyst. Symbol: Y; atomic no: 39; atomic wt: 88.90585; valency: 3; relative density: 4.469; melting pt: 1522°C; boiling pt: 3338°C 0
  • noun yttrium a rare, trivalent, silvery, metallic chemical element found in combination in gadolinite, monazite sand, samarskite, etc.: used in color TV tubes, alloys, etc.: symbol, Y; at. no., 39 0
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Origin of yttrium

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before 1815
One of the 39% newest English words
1815-25; < New Latin, named after Ytterby. See ytterbia, -ium

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  • yttrotantalite

    a mineral, tantalite and niobate of yttrium and various elements, as iron, and cerium, occurring in the form of brown-black crystals.

  • cerium metal

    any of a subgroup of rare-earth metals, of which the terbium and yttrium metals comprise the other two subgroups.

  • euxenite

    a rare brownish-black mineral containing erbium, cerium, uranium, columbium, and yttrium

  • fergusonite

    a rare-earth mineral, yttrium columbate and tantalate, found in pegmatites.

  • rare-earth element

    any of a group of closely related metallic elements, comprising the lanthanides, scandium, and yttrium, that are chemically similar by virtue of having the same number of valence electrons.

  • terbium metal

    any of a subgroup of rare-earth metals, of which the cerium and yttrium metals comprise the other two subgroups.
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