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terbia

American  
[tur-bee-uh] / ˈtɜr bi ə /

noun

Chemistry.

  1. an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .

terbia British  
/ ˈtɜːbɪə /

noun

  1. another name (not in technical usage) for terbium oxide

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Etymology

Origin of terbia

From New Latin, dating back to 1905–10; terbium, -ia

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Yttria is an exceedingly complex mixture, which has been decomposed, yielding as an intermediate product terbia.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various

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

From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius

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