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yt•ter•bi•a
Pronunciation: (i-tûr'bē-u), [key]—
n. Chem.
a colorless compound, Yb
2O
3, used in certain alloys and ceramics. Also called
ytter'bium ox'ide. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.