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ytterbium

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ytterbium /ɪˈtəːbɪəm/

▶noun the chemical element of atomic number 70, a silvery-white metal of the lanthanide series. (Symbol: Yb)

– origin C19: mod. L., from Ytterby in Sweden, where minerals containing several rare-earth elements were found; cf. erbium, terbium, yttrium.

'ytterbium' also found in these Oxford entries:

erbium - terbium - Yb - yttrium

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