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terbium

/tur-bee-uhm/US // ˈtɜr bi əm //UK // (ˈtɜːbɪəm) //

铽,铕,钍,钽

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Chemistry.

    • : a rare-earth, metallic element present in certain minerals and yielding colorless salts. Symbol: Tb; atomic number: 65; atomic weight: 158.924; specific gravity: 8.25.

Examples

  • Erbium, a rare metal found along with yttrium, terbium, and other rare elements in some rare minerals.

  • Terbium, ter′bi-um, n. a rare metal found in certain yttrium minerals.

  • (c.) Yttria (YO) occurs only in a few rare minerals, and usually in company with terbium and erbium.