terbium
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terbium
- /ˈtɝ.bi.əm/ US
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)biəm
Where it comes from
From Ytterby + -ium, named after Ytterby, Sweden. Doublet of erbium, ytterbium, and yttrium
noun
- A metallic chemical element (symbol Tb) with an atomic number of 65: a soft, silvery-white, rare earth metal that is malleable and ductile. Myanmar is the world's third-largest source of rare earths after China and the US, and last year it accounted for almost half of the global mining of two especially important elements: dysprosium and terbium, which are essential for electric vehicles, wind turbines and certain military gear. […] The
- An atom of this element.
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Talk about this word "terbium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/terbium. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. terbium. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/terbium "terbium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/terbium.Cite this
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title = {terbium},
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