yttria

[ i-tree-uh ]

noun

, Chemistry.

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

yttria

/ ˈɪtrɪə /

noun

1. another name for yttrium oxide

Word History and Origins

Origin of yttria¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of yttria¹

C19: New Latin, named after Ytterby; see ytterbia

Example Sentences

The light effect is, however, considerably increased by the use of phosphorescent bodies such as yttria, uranium glass, etc.

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In 1797 Ekeberg showed that gadolinite contained another rare earth, which was given the name yttria.

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

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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.

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

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