- ytterbium
- ytterbium metallic rare-earth element, 1879, coined in Modern Latin by Swedish chemist Carl Gustaf Mosander (1797-1858) from Ytterby, name of a town in Sweden where mineral containing it was found.
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ytterbium — [ itɛrbjɔm ] n. m. • 1878; de Ytterby, n. d un village de Suède ♦ Chim. Corps simple (Yb; no at. 70; m. at. 173,04), métal blanc du groupe des lanthanides. ● ytterbium nom masculin (de Ytterby, nom propre) Métal blanc argent, brillant, du groupe… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Ytterbium — Yt*ter bi*um, n. [NL., fr. Ytterby, in Sweden. See {Erbium}.] (Chem.) 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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ytterbium — [i tʉr′bē əm] n. [ModL, contr. < neoytterbium, so named (1907) by its discoverer, G. Urbain (see LUTETIUM) < ytterbia, ytterbium oxide, name coined (1878) by J. C. G. de Marignac, Swiss chemist who isolated it, after Ytterby: see ERBIUM] a… … English World dictionary
Ytterbium — (Neoytterbium) Yb, Atomgew. 172, seltenes Element der Yttriumgruppe … Lexikon der gesamten Technik
Ytterbium — Ytterbĭum (chem. Zeichen Yb), sehr seltenes metallisches Element vom Atomgewicht 173, kommt in den Yttriummineralien vor (s. Yttrium) … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
ytterbium — Symbol: Yb Atomic number: 70 Atomic weight: 173.04 Silvery metallic element of the lanthanoids. Seven natural isotopes and ten artificial isotopes are known. Used in certain steels. Discovered by J.D.G. Marignac in 1878 … Elements of periodic system
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