Yb

symb. Chem. the element ytterbium.

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noun

1. a soft silvery metallic element; a rare earth of the lanthanide series; it occurs in gadolinite and monazite and xenotime

• Syn: ↑ytterbium, ↑atomic number 70

• Hypernyms: ↑metallic element, ↑metal

• Substance Holonyms: ↑gadolinite, ↑ytterbite, ↑monazite, ↑xenotime

2. a unit of information equal to 1000 zettabits or 10^24 bits

• Syn: ↑yottabit, ↑Ybit

• Hypernyms: ↑computer memory unit

• Part Meronyms: ↑zettabit, ↑Zbit, ↑Zb

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abbreviation

yearbook

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Symbol, Chem.

ytterbium.

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Yb (chem)

symbol

Ytterbium

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Yb (no period),

ytterbium (chemical element).

Y.B. or YB (no periods),

yearbook.

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symbol the chemical element ytterbium