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yt·tria (itrē 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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