noun
Origin: ModL: so named (1797) after Ytterby (see erbium), source of rare earth complex discovered by Gadolin (see gadolinite)
See yttria in American Heritage Dictionary 4
Origin:
Origin: New Latin
Origin: , after Ytterby, a town in Sweden
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