- 1. n. 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. Source: opted
- 2. n. a soft silvery metallic element; a rare earth of the lanthanide series; it occurs in gadolinite and monazite and xenotime Source: wordnet
- 3. 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. Note: Ytterbium is associated with other rare elements, and probably has not been prepared in a pure state. Source: webster
- 4. A rare element of the boron group, sometimes associated withyttrium or other related elements, as in euxenite and gadolinite.Symbol Yb; provisional atomic weight 173.2. Cf. Yttrium. Source: adambom
- 5. n. a soft silvery metallic element; a rare earth of the lanthanide series; it occurs in gadolinite and monazite and xenotime Source: ecdict
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