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ytterbium

noun

A soft silvery metallic element; a rare earth of the lanthanide series; it occurs in gadolinite and monazite and xenotime

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9
Starts with
Y
Ends with
M
Contains
TT
Scrabble score
16

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ɪˈtɜː.bi.əm

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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

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