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Definition of Ytterbium

1. Noun. A soft silvery metallic element; a rare earth of the lanthanide series; it occurs in gadolinite and monazite and xenotime.

Definition of Ytterbium

1. n. A rare element of the boron group, sometimes associated with yttrium or other related elements, as in euxenite and gadolinite. Symbol Yb; provisional atomic weight 173.2. Cf. Yttrium.

2. n. A rare element of the boron group, sometimes associated with yttrium or other related elements, as in euxenite and gadolinite. Symbol Yb; provisional atomic weight 173.2. Cf. Yttrium.

Definition of Ytterbium

1. Noun. A metallic chemical element (''symbol'' Yb) with an atomic number of 70. ¹

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Definition of Ytterbium

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Medical Definition of Ytterbium

1. A rare element of the boron group, sometimes associated with yttrium or other related elements, as in euxenite and gadolinite. Cf. Yttrium. Ytterbium is associated with other rare elements, and probably has not been prepared in a pure state. Atomic weight: 173.2 Abbreviation: Yb Origin: NL, fr. Ytterby, in Sweden. See Erbium. (30 Mar 1998)

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