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English Dictionary: ytterbium by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ytterbite
n
  1. a mineral that is a source of rare earths; consists of silicates of iron and beryllium and cerium and yttrium and erbium
    Synonym(s): gadolinite, ytterbite
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ytterbium
n
  1. 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]:
   Ytterbic \Yt*ter"bic\, a. (Chem.)
      Pertaining to, or derived from, ytterbium; containing
      ytterbium.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ytterbium \Yt*ter"bi*um\, 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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Yttriferous \Yt*trif"er*ous\, a.
      Bearing or containing yttrium or the allied elements; as,
      gadolinite is one of the yttriferous minerals.

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.
  
  
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