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yttria

noun
yt·​tria | \ ˈi‧trÄ“É™\
plural -s

Definition of yttria

: yttrium oxide Y2O3 obtained as a heavy white powder and used especially formerly in incandescent gas mantles

History and Etymology for yttria

New Latin, from yttri- (irregular from Ytterby, Sweden, where gadolinite is found) + -a

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