Ytterbium : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Ytterbium	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ytterbium n a soft silvery metallic element; a rare earth of the lanthanide series; it occurs in gadolinite and monazite and xenotime Synonym(s): ytterbium, Yb, atomic number 70
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ytterbium \Ytter"bium\, n. [NL., fr. Ytterby, in Sweden. See {Erbium}.] (Chem.) A rare element of the boron group, sometimes associated with yttrium or other related elements, as in euxenite and gadolinite. Symbol Yb; provisional atomic weight 173.2. Cf. {Yttrium}. Note: Ytterbium is associated with other rare elements, and probably has not been prepared in a pure state.
From The Elements (22Oct97) [elements]:
ytterbium Symbol: Yb Atomic number: 70 Atomic weight: 173.04 Silvery metallic element of the lanthanoids. Seven natural isotopes and ten artificial isotopes are known. Used in certain steels. Discovered by J.D.G. Marignac in 1878.