yttria

noun

yt·​tria

ˈi‧trēə

plural -s

: yttrium oxide Y₂O₃ obtained as a heavy white powder and used especially formerly in incandescent gas mantles

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from yttri- (irregular from Ytterby, Sweden, where gadolinite is found) + -a

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