yttria

American  

[i-tree-uh] / ˈɪ tri ə /

noun

Chemistry.

1. a white, water-insoluble powder, Y 2 O 3 , used chiefly in incandescent gas and acetylene mantles.

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yttria British  

/ ˈɪtrɪə /

noun

1. another name for yttrium oxide

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Etymology

Origin of yttria

1790–1800; < New Latin, named after Ytterby. See ytterbia

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Example Sentences

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yttria

With yttria in a vacuum tube, the point of maximum phosphorescence, as I have already pointed out, lies on the margin of the dark space.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 795, March 28, 1891 by Various

These crude earths, yttria and ceria, have supplied most if not all of the “rare earth” metals.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various

Here is an egg-shaped bulb, shown in Fig 19, containing some pure yttria and a few rough rubies.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 795, March 28, 1891 by Various

The alkaline earths are instances of this kind of reaction, also glucina oxide of cerium, tantalic and titanic acids, yttria and zirconia.

From A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe Being A Graduated Course Of Analysis For The Use Of Students And All Those Engaged In The Examination Of Metallic Combinations by Anonymous

By such a study in the ultra-violet region of a fraction prepared from crude yttria he detected a new element victorium, and subsequently by elaborate fractionation obtained the element itself.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various

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