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ytterbium
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New Latin, from Ytterby, town in southern Sweden
1879, in the meaning defined above
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“Ytterbium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ytterbium. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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