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yttrium

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  1. element               
 
yt.tri.um \'i-tre--*m\ n [NL, fr. yttria (yttrium oxide)] : a trivalent 
   metallic element usu. included among the rare-earth metals w hich it 
   resembles chemically and with which it occurs in minerals