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ytterbium
N ธาตุ โลหะ สัญลักษณ์ Yb
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
YTTERBIUM
Yt *ter "bi *um, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. Ytterby, in Sweden. See Erbium. ](Chem. )
Defn: A rare element of the boron group, sometimes associated with yttrium or other related elements, as in euxenite and gadolinite. Symbol Yb; provisional atomic weight 173.2. Cf. Yttrium.
Note: Ytterbium is associated with other rare elements, and probably has not been prepared in a pure state.
New American Oxford Dictionary
ytterbium
yt ter bi um |iˈtərbēəm ɪˈtɜːrbiəm | ▶noun the chemical element of atomic number 70, a silvery-white metal of the lanthanide series. (Symbol: Yb ) ORIGIN late 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Ytterby, the name of a Swedish town where it was first found in a quarry.
Oxford Dictionary
ytterbium
ytterbium |ɪˈtəːbɪəm | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the chemical element of atomic number 70, a silvery-white metal of the lanthanide series. (Symbol: Yb ) ORIGIN late 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Ytterby, the name of a Swedish quarry where it was first found.
Duden Dictionary
Ytterbium
Yt ter bi um Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Ytt e rbium |nach dem schwedischen Ort Ytterby Seltenerdmetall chemisches Element Yb
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