Definitions for terbium

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terbium ter·bi·um

Spelling: [tur-bee-uh m]

IPA: /ˈtɜr bi əm/

Terbium is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 184 anagrams from letters in terbium (beimrtu).

Definitions for terbium

noun

1. a rare-earth, metallic element present in certain minerals and yielding colorless salts. Symbol: Tb; atomic number: 65; atomic weight: 158.924; specific gravity: 8.25.

Origin of terbium

1835-45; (Yt)terb(y), name of Swedish town where found + -ium. See ytterbium

Examples for terbium

Erbium, a rare metal found along with yttrium, terbium, and other rare elements in some rare minerals.

terbium, ter′bi-um, n. a rare metal found in certain yttrium minerals.

(c.) Yttria (YO) occurs only in a few rare minerals, and usually in company with terbium and erbium.