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yttria definition
yt·tria (i′trē ə)
noun
yttrium oxide, YO, a heavy, white powder, insoluble in water: used in electronics, color television tubes, etc.
Etymology: ModL: so named (1797) after Ytterby (see erbium), source of rare earth complex discovered by Gadolin (see gadolinite)
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