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A metallic element of the rare earth group
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terbium
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WordNet
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n. a metallic element of the rare earth group; used in lasers; occurs in apatite and monazite and xenotime and ytterbite [syn: Tb , atomic number 65 ]
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Terbium is a chemical element with symbol Tb and atomic number 65. It is a silvery-white rare earth metal that is malleable , ductile and soft enough to be cut with a knife. Terbium is never found in nature as a free element, but it is contained in many ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
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1843, from Latinized form of Ytterby , Swedish town near the place where mineral containing the element was found (see Ytterbium ) + -ium .\n
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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Terbium \Ter"bi*um\, n. [NL., fr. Ytterby, in Sweden. See Erbium .] (Chem.) A rare metallic element, found in certain minerals, as gadolinite and samarskite, with other rare earths such as ytterbium. Symbol Tb. Atomic number 65. Atomic weight 158.925.
Wiktionary
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n. a metallic chemical element (''symbol'' Tb) with an atomic number of 65
Usage examples of terbium.
Little adhesive labels were stuck to some of them, identifying them as terbium, tantalum, promethium.
This may readily be done by adding terbium oxide with a little xerion to the silica.
Firstly, the silica contains a new catalyst, terbium oxide, one of the rare earths.
It would be more accurate to say it causes the silicon and terbium to react to provide the necessary reaction heat.