ytterbia

American

[ih-tur-bee-uh] / ɪˈtɜr bi ə /

noun

Chemistry.

a colorless compound, Yb 2 O 3 , used in certain alloys and ceramics.

ytterbia British

/ ɪˈtɜːbɪə /

noun

another name for ytterbium oxide

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Etymology

Origin of ytterbia

1875–80; < New Latin, named after Ytterby, a quarry near Stockholm, Sweden, where found; -ia

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In 1878 Marignac, having subjected Mosander’s erbia, obtained from gadolinite, to a careful examination, announced the presence of a new element, ytterbium; this discovery was confirmed by Nilson, who in the following year discovered another element, scandium, in Marignac’s ytterbia.

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The other members of the group closely resemble it, and amongst them are erbia, terbia, ytterbia, scandia, &c.

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