ytterbia

[ ih-tur-bee-uh ]

noun

, Chemistry.

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

ytterbia

/ ɪˈtɜːbɪə /

noun

1. another name for ytterbium oxide

Word History and Origins

Origin of ytterbia¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of ytterbia¹

C19: New Latin, named after Ytterby, Swedish quarry where it was discovered

Example Sentences

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.

From Project Gutenberg

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

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