How do you pronounce yttrium?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪtɹiːəm/.

yttrium

/ˈɪtɹiːəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.14 in modern English

Syllables: yt-tri-um
IPA: /ˈɪtɹiːəm/

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Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Etymology

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 yttrium From Ytterby + -ium, named after Ytterby, Sweden. Doublet of erbium, terbium, and ytterbium.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Ytterby

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

yttriums (plural)

Derived Forms

diyttrium organoyttrium radioyttrium tetrayttrium triyttrium yttrian yttric yttriferous yttrious yttrite

Phrases

diyttrium trioxide gadolinium yttrium garnet yttrium-90 yttrium aluminium garnet yttrium aluminum garnet yttrium anhydrous chloride yttrium barium copper oxide yttrium fluoride

Frequently Paired Words

erbium terbium YBCO ytter ytterbite ytterbium Ytterby ytterite

Synonyms

y atomic number 39

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