ytterbium

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a soft silvery metallic element; a rare earth of the lanthanide series; it occurs in gadolinite and monazite and xenotime

Etymology

From Ytterby + -ium, named after Ytterby, Sweden, the same etymological source as yttrium, terbium, and erbium.

Synonyms

Yb, atomic number 70

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