yttria

[i-tree-uh]

yt·tri·a

[i-tree-uh]
noun Chemistry.
a white, water-insoluble powder, Y2O3, used chiefly in incandescent gas and acetylene mantles.
Also called yttrium oxide.


Origin:
1790–1800; < Neo-Latin, named after Ytterby. See ytterbia
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Yttria is always a great word to know.
So is formaldehyde. Does it mean:
a colorless, toxic, water-soluble gas having a suffocating odor, used chiefly as a disinfectant and preservative, contained in resins and plastics
a salt of hydrofluoric acid consisting of fluorine, as sodium fluoride, NaF, or a compound containing fluorine, as methyl fluoride, CH3F
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yttria (ˈɪtrɪə)
 
n
another name for yttrium oxide
 
[C19: New Latin, named after Ytterby; see ytterbia]

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