| 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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