YTTRIUM
Dictionary entry overview: What does yttrium mean?
• YTTRIUM (noun)
The noun YTTRIUM has 1 sense:
1. a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
Familiarity information: YTTRIUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• YTTRIUM (noun)
Meaning:
A silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
atomic number 39; Y; yttrium
Hypernyms ("yttrium" is a kind of...):
metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)
Holonyms ("yttrium" is a substance of...):
fergusonite (a dark mineral consisting of oxides of yttrium and erbium and tantalum and other minerals)
gadolinite; ytterbite (a mineral that is a source of rare earths; consists of silicates of iron and beryllium and cerium and yttrium and erbium)
xenotime (a brown-to-yellow mineral that is a phosphate of yttrium in crystalline form)