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yt·tri·a
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noun
Chemistry
.
a white, water-insoluble powder, Y
2
O
3
, 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
(ˈɪtrɪə)
—
n
another name for
yttrium oxide
[C19: New Latin, named after
Ytterby;
see
ytterbia
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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