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ytterbium

DEFINITIONS OF: ytterbium

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

Synonyms:
Yb, atomic number 70
Type of:
metal, metallic element
any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
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