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YTTRIUM

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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)

Sense 1

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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)

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