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terbium.

A metallic chemical element (symbol Tb) with an atomic number of 65: a soft, silvery-white, rare earth metal that is malleable and ductile.

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noun/ˈtɝ.bi.əm/US
  1. A metallic chemical element (symbol Tb) with an atomic number of 65: a soft, silvery-white, rare earth metal that is malleable and ductile.

    uncountable
  2. A metallic chemical element (symbol Tb) with an atomic number of 65: a soft, silvery-white, rare earth metal that is malleable and ductile. An atom of this element.

    countable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Old Norse út Old Norse ýtrider. Swedish yttre Swedish ytter- Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Germanic *būaną Old Norse búa Old Norse býr Old Swedish bȳr Swedish by Swedish Ytterbybor. English Ytterby Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English terbium From Ytterby + -ium, named after Ytterby, Sweden. Doublet of erbium, ytterbium, and yttrium

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