yttrium
noun/ˈɪtriəm/
/ˈɪtriəm/
[uncountable] (symbol Y)
- a chemical element. Yttrium is a grey-white metal used in magnets.Word Originearly 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Ytterby, the name of a Swedish quarry where it was first found.
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