NOUN | substance | Y, yttrium, atomic number 39 | a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals |
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communication | Y / y, wye | the 25th letter of the Roman alphabet |
Sounds | way' | |
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Rhymes | kwai ... WY: 6 rhymes with way... |
Meaning | A silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys. | |
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Synonyms | yttrium, atomic number 39 | |
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 | fergusonite | A dark mineral consisting of oxides of yttrium and erbium and tantalum and other minerals |
gadolinite, ytterbite | A mineral that is a source of rare earths | |
xenotime | A brown-to-yellow mineral that is a phosphate of yttrium in crystalline form | |
Spanish | itrio, número atómico 39, Y | |
Catalan | itri, número atòmic 39, Y |
Meaning | The 25th letter of the Roman alphabet. | |
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Synonym | wye | |
Member of | Roman alphabet, Latin alphabet | The alphabet evolved by the ancient Romans which serves for writing most of the languages of western Europe |
Broader | letter, letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character | The conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech |
Spanish | i griega, ye, Y | |
Catalan | y |
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