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.
&fist; Ytterbium is associated with other rare elements, and
probably has not been prepared in a pure state.
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.
&fist; Ytterbium is associated with other rare elements, and
probably has not been prepared in a pure state.
