ytterbium

n. metallic chemical element

Ytterbium (IPA: ) is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Yb and atomic number 70. A soft silvery metallic element, ytterbium is a rare earth of the lanthanide series and is found in the minerals gadolinite, monazite, and xenotime. The element is sometimes associated with yttrium or other related elements and is used in certain steels. Natural ytterbium is a mix of seven stable isotopes.
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Noun
1. a soft silvery metallic element; a rare earth of the lanthanide series; it occurs in gadolinite and monazite and xenotime
(synonym) Yb, atomic number 70
(hypernym) metallic element, metal
(substance-holonym) gadolinite, ytterbite

n. ytterbium, metallic chemical element

n. ytterbium, metallic chemical element