Yb


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Yb

The symbol for ytterbium.
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Yb

the chemical symbol for
(Elements & Compounds) ytterbium
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Yb


Chem. Symbol.
ytterbium.

YB

or Y.B.,

yearbook.
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Yb

The symbol for ytterbium.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.Yb - a soft silvery metallic elementYb - a soft silvery metallic element; a rare earth of the lanthanide series; it occurs in gadolinite and monazite and xenotime
atomic number 70, ytterbium
metal, metallic element - any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
gadolinite, ytterbite - a mineral that is a source of rare earths; consists of silicates of iron and beryllium and cerium and yttrium and erbium
monazite - a reddish-brown mineral containing rare earth metals; an important source of thorium and cerium
xenotime - a brown-to-yellow mineral that is a phosphate of yttrium in crystalline form
2.Yb - a unit of information equal to 1000 zettabits or 10^24 bits
Ybit, yottabit
computer memory unit - a unit for measuring computer memory
Zb, Zbit, zettabit - a unit of information equal to 1000 exabits or 10^21 bits
3.YB - a unit of information equal to 1000 zettabytes or 10^24 bytes
yottabyte
computer memory unit - a unit for measuring computer memory
zettabyte, ZB - a unit of information equal to 1000 exabytes or 10^21 bytes
4.YB - a unit of information equal to 1024 zebibytes or 2^80 bytes
YiB, yobibyte, yottabyte
computer memory unit - a unit for measuring computer memory
zebibyte, ZiB, zettabyte, ZB - a unit of information equal to 1024 exbibytes or 2^70 bytes
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