yttrium

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Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
13
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈɪtɹiːəm/
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/ˈɪtɹiːəm/ · /ˈjɪtɹiːəm/

Definition of yttrium

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

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

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Etymology

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

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