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Terbium

/ˈtɜːɹbiəm/

A metallic chemical element (symbol Tb) with an atomic number of 65: a soft, silvery-white, rare earth metal that is malleable and ductile.

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A metallic chemical element (symbol Tb) with an atomic number of 65: a soft, silvery-white, rare earth metal that is malleable and ductile.

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tbnoun	(pathology) Tuberculosis.
atomic number 65noun	a metallic element of the rare earth group; used in lasers; occurs in apatite and monazite and xenotime and ytterbite

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tbnoun	(pathology) Tuberculosis.
atomic number 65noun	a metallic element of the rare earth group; used in lasers; occurs in apatite and monazite and xenotime and ytterbite
thuliumnoun	A metallic chemical element (symbol Tm) with atomic number 69: a fairly soft, easily workable metal with a bright silvery-gray lustre.
ytterbiumnoun	A metallic chemical element (symbol Yb) with an atomic number of 70.
terbium oxidenoun	(inorganic chemistry) Any oxide of terbium, but especially the white solid Tb₂O₃ (terbia)
terbianoun	(inorganic chemistry) The rare earth terbium oxide Tb₂O₃
telluriumnoun	(uncountable) The chemical element with atomic number 52. Symbol: Te. A rare, brittle, mildly toxic, silver-white metalloid.
tantalumnoun	A chemical element (symbol Ta) with atomic number 73: a rare, hard, blue-gray, lustrous transition metal that is highly corrosion-resistant.
thalliumnoun	A metallic chemical element (symbol Tl) with atomic number 81: a gray post-transition metal that discolors when exposed to air.
thoriumnoun	A chemical element (symbol Th) with atomic number 90. A weakly radioactive, malleable, moderately hard silvery metal that tarnishes black when exposed to air.
yttriumnoun	A silvery metallic chemical element (symbol Y) with an atomic number of 39, mainly found in combination with lanthanide elements in rare-earth minerals.
thulianoun	(inorganic chemistry) The rare earth thulium oxide, Tm₂O₃.
thorinumnoun	Archaic form of thorium. [A chemical element (symbol Th) with atomic number 90. A weakly radioactive, malleable, moderately hard silvery metal that tarnishes black when exposed to air.]
bariumnoun	The chemical element (symbol Ba) with an atomic number of 56. It is a soft, reactive, silvery alkaline earth metal.
erbiumnoun	A chemical element (symbol Er) with atomic number 68: a silvery-white metal, in nature always found in combination with other elements.
ittriumnoun	Archaic form of yttrium. [A silvery metallic chemical element (symbol Y) with an atomic number of 39, mainly found in combination with lanthanide elements in rare-earth minerals.]
ceriumnoun	A chemical element (symbol Ce) with an atomic number of 58, a very soft, ductile, silvery-white metal that tarnishes when exposed to air.
bismuthnoun	A chemical element (symbol Bi) with an atomic number of 83: a brittle silvery-white metal.
trielnoun	(inorganic chemistry) An element from group 13 of the periodic table which includes boron, aluminium, gallium, indium, and thallium.
ytterbium oxidenoun	(inorganic chemistry) Any oxide of ytterbium, but especially the colourless solid Yb₂O₃ (ytterbia)