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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Ytterbium

· Yt·ter·bi·um · IPA /ɪˈtɚ.bi.əm/
01 n. A rare element of the boron group, sometimes associated with yttrium or other related elements, as in euxenite and gadolinite. Symbol Yb; p…
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    A rare element of the boron group, sometimes associated with yttrium or other related elements, as in euxenite and gadolinite. Symbol Yb; provisional atomic weight 173.2. Cf. Yttrium.(Chem.) See: Yttrium