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Definition of
yttrium noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
yttrium
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈɪtriəm
/
/
[
uncountable
]
(
symbol
Y
)
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a chemical element.
Yttrium
is a gray-white metal used in
magnets
.
See
yttrium
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yr.
abbreviation
ytterbium
noun
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