yttrium

en-noun

yttrium (usually uncountable, plural yttriums)

From Ytterby + -ium, named after Ytterby, Sweden, the same etymological source as terbium, erbium, and ytterbium.

A silvery metallic chemical element (symbol Y) with an atomic number of 39, mainly found in combination with lanthanide elements in rare-earth minerals.


yttrium

la-noun

yttrium n (genitive yttriī); second declension

yttriī (genitive)
yttrium (nominative singular)
yttria (nominative plural)
yttriī (genitive singular)
yttriōrum (genitive plural)
yttriō (dative singular)
yttriīs (dative plural)
yttrium (accusative singular)
yttria (accusative plural)
yttriō (ablative singular)
yttriīs (ablative plural)
yttrium (singular vocative)
yttria (plural vocative)

[ˈʏt̪ːriʊ̃ˑ]


yttria

en-noun

yttria (usually uncountable, plural yttrias)

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xenotime

xenotime (countable and uncountable, plural xenotimes)

From Ancient Greek κενός (kenós, “vain”), τιμή (timḗ, “honour”), because the yttrium in the mineral was originally thought to be a new element.

(mineralogy) A yellow-brown mineral, yttrium phosphate (YPO₄)


fergusonite

A mineral composed of oxides of various rare earth elements.


YAG

YAG (countable and uncountable, plural YAGs)

Initialism of yttrium aluminium garnet: a synthetic material used in lasers and formerly as an artificial gemstone.


organoyttrium

(organic chemistry) Describing any organic compound containing a carbon to yttrium bond.


YBCO

"YBCO had other problems that early on left BSCCO in the driver's seat."

2006, Graham P. Collins, “The Next Generation”, in Scientific American, 295(3): 22:

Initialism of yttrium, barium, copper, oxygen: component elements used in the manufacture of one type of high-temperature superconducting material.


yttriferous

en-adj

yttriferous (comparative more yttriferous, superlative most yttriferous)

more yttriferous (comparative)
most yttriferous (superlative)

/ɪˈtɹɪfəɹəs/


thortveitite

en-noun

thortveitite (usually uncountable, plural thortveitites)

From Thortveit + -ite, after Norwegian engineer Olaus Thortveit.

(mineralogy) A scandium yttrium silicate mineral, greyish-green, black or grey in colour, the primary source of scandium.


polycrase

polycrase (usually uncountable, plural polycrases)

(mineralogy) A black or brown amorphous metallic complex uranium yttrium oxide mineral, found in granitic pegmatites.


yttrotantalite

yttrotantalite (usually uncountable, plural yttrotantalites)

(mineralogy) A brown or black tantalate of uranium, yttrium, and calcium.


yttrocerite

(mineralogy) A violet-blue mineral, a hydrous fluoride of cerium, yttrium, and calcium.


yttrious

(archaic) yttric; of or pertaining to yttrium


philippium

From Philippe + -ium, after Philippe Plantamour of Geneva, Switzerland.

(obsolete) A supposed metallic element obtainable from samarskite, later discovered to be a mixture of yttrium and terbium.


(physics) An isotope of yttrium, ⁹⁰₃₉Y, that is used in radiotherapy


yttrium iron garnet

yttrium iron garnet (plural yttrium iron garnets)

(mineralogy) A synthetic mineral used for its special magnetic/optical properties


diyttrium

(chemistry, especially in combination) Two yttrium atoms in a molecule.


YIG

yttrium iron garnet
yttrium iron garnet#English

magnetic insulator
magnetic insulator#English

Abbreviation of yttrium iron garnet. (a compound composed of yttrium, iron, garnet, which is mineral magnetic insulator)


euxenite-(Y)

From euxenite and the chemical symbol Y.

(mineralogy) A dark orthorhombic mineral containing calcium, cerium, niobium, oxygen, tantalum, thallium, titanium, uranium and yttrium


ytri

[ʔi˧˧ t͡ɕi˧˧]

[ʔɪj˧˧ ʈɪj˧˧]

[ʔɪj˧˧ ʈɪj˧˧]

Ultimately from New Latin yttrium, with the suffix -um removed as with most chemical elements.


triyttrium

(chemistry, in combination) Three yttrium atoms or cations in a molecule (Y₃)


yttrium lithium fluoride

en-noun

yttrium lithium fluoride (plural yttrium lithium fluorides)

(chemistry) A birefringent crystal, typically doped with neodymium and used as a gain medium in solid-state lasers.


ітрій

uk-noun

і́трій • (ítrij) m inan (genitive і́трію, uncountable, relational adjective і́трієвий)

і́трій (canonical)
ítrij (romanization)
і́трію (genitive)
і́трієвий (adjective relational)
і́трій (nominative singular)
і́трію (genitive singular)
і́трію (dative singular)
і́трієві (dative singular)
і́трій (accusative singular)
і́трієм (instrumental singular)
і́трію (locative singular)
і́трії (locative singular)
і́трію (singular vocative)

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yttrium oxide

(inorganic chemistry) An oxide compound of yttrium with the chemical formula Y₂O₃.


yttrium fluoride

(inorganic chemistry) A fluoride compound of potassium with the chemical formula YF₃.