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ytterbite Min.|ˈɪtəbaɪt| [Named by Gadolin 1794, from Ytterby in Sweden, where found: see -ite1.] A synonym of gadolinite. So ytterbia |ɪˈtɜːbɪə| Chem., the oxide of ytterbium; ytterbic |ɪˈtɜːbɪk| a., containing ytterbium; ytterbium |ɪˈtɜːbɪəm| [mod.L. (Marignac)], a rare metallic element occurring in gadolinite, etc.
1839Ure Dict. Arts 541 Gadolinite; called also Yttrite and Ytterbite. 1879Jrnl. Chem. Soc. XXXVI. 118 Ytterbium, a new Metal from Gadolinite... Solutions of ytterbia give no absorption-spectrum... Ytterbium sulphate resembles..the sulphates of yttrium and erbium. |