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ytterbia

American  
[ih-tur-bee-uh] / ɪˈtɜr bi ə /

noun

Chemistry.

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

ytterbia British  
/ ɪˈtɜːbɪə /

noun

  1. 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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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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