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Definition of: ytterbium
(i·tûr′bē·əm) noun
A metallic element (symbol Yb, atomic number 70) occurring in minute amounts in ores containing other rare-earth elements. See PERIODIC TABLE. [<NL, from Ytterby, a town in Sweden where gadolinite was first found]
—yt·ter′bic adjective
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