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New Latin, from yttria yttrium oxide (Y2O3), irregular from Ytterby, town in southern Sweden
1814, in the meaning defined above
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“Yttrium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yttrium. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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