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Yttrium

Yttrium Meaning & Definition
Yttrium Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Yttrium?

[n] a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys

Synonyms | Synonyms for Yttrium: atomic number 39 | Y

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See Also | fergusonite | gadolinite | metal | metallic element | xenotime | ytterbite

Yttrium In Webster's Dictionary

\Yt"tri*um\, n. [NL., from Ytterby, in Sweden. See {Erbium}.] (Chem.) A rare metallic element of the boron-aluminium group, found in gadolinite and other rare minerals, and extracted as a dark gray powder. Symbol Y. Atomic weight, 89. [Written also {ittrium}.] Note: Associated with yttrium are certain rare elements, as erbium, ytterbium, samarium, etc., which are separated in a pure state with great difficulty. They are studied by means of their spark or phosphorescent spectra. Yttrium is now regarded as probably not a simple element, but as a mixture of several substances.

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