| NOUN | substance | atomic number 70, ytterbium, Yb | a soft silvery metallic element |
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| Meaning | A soft silvery metallic element; a rare earth of the lanthanide series; it occurs in gadolinite and monazite and xenotime. | |
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| Synonyms | ytterbium, Yb | |
| Broader | metallic element, metal | Any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc. |
| Substance of | gadolinite, ytterbite | A mineral that is a source of rare earths |
| monazite | A reddish-brown mineral containing rare earth metals | |
| xenotime | A brown-to-yellow mineral that is a phosphate of yttrium in crystalline form | |
| Spanish | iterbio, número atómico 70, Yb, yterbio | |
| Catalan | iterbi, número atòmic 70, Yb | |
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