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terbium

ter·bium

US/ˈtɝ.bi.əm/ uncommon

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a metallic element of the rare earth group; used in lasers; occurs in apatite and monazite and xenotime and ytterbite

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From Ytterby + -ium, named after Ytterby, Sweden, the same etymological source as yttrium, erbium, and ytterbium.

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